Over the past 110 years, 6 309 girls and 268 058 boys have been named Alex. The name Alex ranks 1654th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Alex in 1960. The peak of popularity of the name Alex 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.