Will my child share the name Alex with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 243 UK babies named Alex per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alex in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Alex becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Alex has been fairly steady, ranked #207 in 2025 against #108 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #42 in 2002.

Is Alex popular in the US as well as the UK?

Alex is more popular in the US (#205) than in the UK (#2254). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.

Is Alex a popular baby name in the United States?

Alex appears in the US top 500 at #205 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.

👦 Boy's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #207

Alex

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Alex is a distinctive choice, ranked #207 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alex in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#207

US Rank #232

About the Name Alex

Alex has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 698 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #161 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Alex is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alex in their class.

In the US it ranks even higher at #205, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.

⭐ Famous People Named Alex

Alex Karaban — Alex Karaban is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.
Alex Rocco — Alex Rocco was an American actor.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.