Alex - boys name

Alex name popularity, meaning and origin

Name Popularity: 97%

Alex name meaning:

Origin: Greek

Form of Alexander. Helper and defender of mankind.

Categories

Unisex names

Related names

Alexander , Alandair, Alasdair , Alastair , Alec , Alejandra , Alejandro , Alejo, Alek , Aleka, Aleko, Alekos, Aleksander , Aleksy, Alesandro, Alessandra , Alessandre, Alessandri, Alex , Alexa , Alexandra , Alexandrea, Alexandria , Alexandrina , Alexandro , Alexi , Alexia , Alexina , Alexine, Alexis , Alick, Alik, Alisander, Alissander, Alistaire, Alister , Alistir, Alixandra, Allissandre, Allistair, Allistir, Alsandair, Alsandare, Alyssandra, Alyx , Elke, Lexandra, Lexi , Lisandra, Olexa, Pip , Sacha , Sachenka, Sachka, Sande, Sandey, Sandi, Sandie, Sandra , Sandy , Sascha , Sasha , Xandra, Xandy

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Statistics

Overall UK ranking: 122 out of 4789

474 recorded births last year

Change in rank

  • 10yrs

    -63
  • 5yrs

  • 1yr

    -14

    Regional popularity

    Ranking for this name in various UK regions

  • Scotland (143)

Historical popularity of Alex

The graph below shows the popularity of the boys's name Alex from all the UK baby name statistics available. It's a quick easy way to see the trend for Alex in 2023