Boy name Greek origin

Alec

AL-ik · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Defender of the people
Language
Greek
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#878
2024 births273
Peak year1995
First appeared1880
Total US births54,916
1995 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
AleckAlek
In other languages
AlessandroAlejandro

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