ALEX is ranked as the 278th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 244,265.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 76.61 people named ALEX for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ALEX is 232,691.
The SSA data also shows that ALEX is used as a boy's name 97% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ALEX is
61.7% White,
22.0% Hispanic origin,
9.0% Black,
5.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ALEX have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being Black.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ALEX is included in the following name categories:
French unisex given name
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
English unisex given name
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Spanish hypocoristics feminine given name
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
Spanish hypocoristics masculine given name
US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
Catalan hypocoristics masculine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ALEX
The state with the most people named
ALEX is
California where
39,035 people have this name.
Massachusetts is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ALEX, as
201.77 in every 100,000
Massachusettsans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
California.
Massachusetts is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Oklahoma
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ALEX
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
13,045
101.27
99.6%
Indiana
4,308
65.3
99.0%
Iowa
1,700
54.71
98.6%
Kansas
2,335
80.4
98.3%
Michigan
5,216
52.64
99.5%
Minnesota
2,993
54.84
99.1%
Missouri
1,755
58.61
98.3%
Nebraska
1,432
76.12
97.6%
North Dakota
635
85.91
94.9%
Ohio
9,228
79.6
99.4%
South Dakota
619
72.55
94.6%
Wisconsin
3,229
56.08
99.0%
West States
State stats for the first name ALEX
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
812
110.26
96.0%
Arizona
6,523
96.91
99.2%
California
39,035
100.6
99.8%
Colorado
4,896
91.41
99.1%
Hawaii
1,505
106.03
99.0%
Idaho
1,265
77.39
97.5%
Montana
745
72.81
96.0%
Nevada
2,485
87.54
98.8%
New Mexico
2,305
110.51
98.4%
Oregon
3,763
94.77
98.9%
Utah
3,222
109.47
98.8%
Washington
5,058
71.63
99.4%
Wyoming
448
76.62
94.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ALEX
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ALEX as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ALEX.
The most popular full name is ALEX Smith.
0.63% of all the people named ALEX
have this family name.
There are 24439 last
names associated with this first name.