Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Alek

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #2,604 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, variant of Alec.

Rank 2025
#2,604
among boys · ↓634 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Alek · -37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,162
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
162 babies
All-time total
4,649
#1,895 all-time among boys
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Alek popularity over time

4,649 babies have been named Alek since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 15 15 2 – #2,547
1920s – 7 7 1 -53% #3,532
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 25 25 3 – #3,217
1980s – 198 198 20 +692% #1,476
1990s 17 1,136 1,153 115 +482% #935
2000s 33 1,388 1,421 142 +23% #973
2010s 31 1,257 1,288 129 -9% #1,170
2020s (to 2025) 5 537 542 90 -30% #1,518

Where Alek is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.02 outside top 500
2029 40 0.02 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

Where Alek is most popular

Boys named Alek per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.049 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Alek born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 28 0.171 +246%
Texas 94 0.107 +116%
California 83 0.091 +84%
Illinois 13 0.051 ≈ national
Florida 24 0.051 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -62%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alek

Alek is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,604 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 4,649 American babies have been named Alek. Its peak came in 2007, when 162 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alek stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alek?

The median living Alek is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 27. An estimated 4,600 people named Alek are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alek year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 50 #2,604
2024 – – 79 #1,970
2023 – – 102 #1,669
2022 5 #15,420 95 #1,751
2021 – – 101 #1,646
2020 – – 110 #1,518
2019 7 #12,516 113 #1,507
2018 – – 110 #1,539
2017 6 #14,233 108 #1,525
2016 – – 113 #1,501
2015 – – 134 #1,317
2014 7 #13,148 125 #1,363
2013 6 #14,675 132 #1,305
2012 – – 134 #1,295
2011 5 #16,889 152 #1,170
2010 – – 136 #1,278
2009 7 #13,782 130 #1,331
2008 6 #15,480 137 #1,271
2007 8 #12,721 154 #1,152
2006 7 #13,662 153 #1,127
2005 – – 119 #1,289
2004 – – 136 #1,152
2003 – – 132 #1,141
2002 5 #15,541 125 #1,139
2001 – – 148 #1,010
2000 – – 154 #973
1995 – – 131 #968
1990 – – 62 #1,420
1985 – – 16 #2,945
1980 – – 7 #4,949
1975 – – 8 #3,953
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
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Famous people named Alek

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alek Wek Alek Wek South Sudanese-British model and designer b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alek, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alek?

The median living Alek is about 19 years old. Half of all living Aleks are between 11 and 27 years old.

How many people named Alek are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Alek are alive in the United States, based on 4,649 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alek mean?

A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, variant of Alec.

How popular is the name Alek in 2025?

Alek ranked #2,604 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alek?

4,649 babies have been named Alek in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alek most popular?

Alek peaked in 2007, when 162 newborns received the name.

Is Alek a boy or girl name?

Alek is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alek rising or falling?

Alek is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alek become more popular?

Alek is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 boys named Alek in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alek?

Well-known people named Alek include Alek Wek (model).

Names like Alek

Names that sound and feel close to Alek: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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