Boy
Alex
Alex is a boy's name, widely recognized, that has cooled since its 1990s peak, but is still chosen today.
GreekShort for Alexander
GreekDefender of the people
Births by decade
1900s
1,745
1910s
7,910
1920s
9,276
1930s
6,371
1940s
6,910
1950s
8,297
1960s
12,175
1970s
14,217
1980s
39,861
1990s
74,277
2000s
65,893
2010s
28,874
Peaked in the 1990s · 275,806 total U.S. births since 1900