Over the past 110 years, 17 girls and 48 790 boys have been named Alec. The name Alec ranks 13725th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alec in 1991. The peak of popularity of the name Alec came in the 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.