Over the past 110 years, 676 208 boys and 2 410 girls have been named Alexander. The name Alexander ranks 47th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alexander in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Alexander came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.