Boy

Alex

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Beautiful But Not Top 100 ↓ Falling

✦ Meaning

“Short form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' in Greek. Universally accessible with strong foundations.”

Popularity Over Time

Alex US popularity rank over timeRank 264 in 1955 to rank 47 in 1995. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#47#156#2641900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #205 in the United States.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Style

ClassicModernStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Alex Trebek
  • Alex Turner
  • Alex (Madagascar)

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Alexander

Greek Top 50

Alexei

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Alexis

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Axel

Hebrew Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

James

Hebrew Top 10

David

Hebrew Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works universally across all cultures

People Also Ask

Short form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men' in Greek. Universally accessible with strong foundations.

Alex is currently ranked #205 in the United States. Fewer parents are choosing it each year.

Alex works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Alex include James, David.