Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Protector of mankind
- Russian
- Variant of Alexander; defender of mankind.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alek
Pronunciation
a-lek
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #1151, 154 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 50 births)
- Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #12654, 8 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | – |
| 2024 | 79 | – |
| 2023 | 102 | – |
| 2022 | 95 | 5 |
| 2021 | 101 | – |
| 2020 | 110 | – |
| 2019 | 113 | 7 |
| 2018 | 110 | – |
| 2017 | 108 | 6 |
| 2016 | 113 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1804, 13 births); most recent 2024 (rank #2443, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1087, 34 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1511, 20 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #745, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence