Alex

“diminutive 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 Alex

Alex means “diminutive of Alexander” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 2001.
Over recent years, Alex has been falling (−7.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alex every 17 schools, all spellings combined.

Alex ranks 32^nd in Ireland, 125^th in Northern Ireland and 153^rd in Scotland, against 312^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
32^nd boys’ name458 babies in 3 years1 boy in 157−9.4% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
125^th boys’ name57 babies in 3 years1 boy in 447
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
184^th boys’ name81 babies in 3 years1 boy in 608−7.6% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
153^rd boys’ name86 babies in 3 years1 boy in 697−12% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
175^th boys’ name884 babies in 3 years1 boy in 935−12.1% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
259^th boys’ name45 babies in 3 years1 boy in 990
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
215^th boys’ name5,057 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,017−5.7% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
244^th boys’ name158 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,076−4.8% a year

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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