Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Alex

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

2024 rank#205
2024 births1,722
Peak year1993
First appeared1880
Total US births284,633
1993 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lex
Alternate spellings
AlixAleks
In other languages
AlessandroAlejandro

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