Alexander · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 96 recorded years as a table

Alexander, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1909	14
1913	8
1914	9
1915	11
1916	9
1917	5
1918	6
1919	6
1920	6
1923	5
1924	4
1925	5
1927	8
1928	7
1929	9
1930	4
1932	7
1934	6
1936	5
1938	6
1945	4
1946	5
1949	3
1950	4
1952	4
1953	3
1955	4
1957	3
1958	4
1959	4
1960	6
1961	4
1962	5
1963	3
1964	5
1965	6
1966	5
1967	6
1968	10
1969	13
1970	10
1971	12
1972	11
1973	21
1974	27
1975	20
1976	23
1977	20
1978	24
1979	22
1980	31
1981	35
1982	49
1983	47
1984	71
1985	85
1986	121
1987	124
1988	186
1989	129
1990	117
1991	103
1992	113
1993	98
1994	92
1995	81
1996	52
1997	46
1998	46
1999	54
2000	35
2001	28
2002	47
2003	30
2004	63
2005	34
2006	27
2007	20
2008	23
2009	19
2010	25
2011	19
2012	16
2013	17
2014	18
2015	12
2016	10
2017	12
2018	12
2019	14
2020	6
2021	13
2022	7
2023	7
2024	6
2025	9

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Alexander isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 14
Rank in 2025: #7,491
How rare: 1 in 114,804 girls
Since 1909: 4,545

Most popular in 1988, at 186 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 29% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.