Alec

“one who protects men, short form of Alexander”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Alec

Alec means “one who protects men, short form of Alexander” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2024.
Over recent years, Alec has been rising (+6.1% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alec every 23 schools, all spellings combined.

ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
524^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,746
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
637^th boys’ name11 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,049
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
778^th boys’ name41 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,145
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
889^th boys’ name798 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,443−11.3% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
873^rd boys’ name108 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,651−6.2% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
875^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,971

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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