How Many People Are Named Alec?
An estimated 52,325 people in the United States have the first name Alec. It is predominantly male (99.4%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Alec peaked in popularity in 1995 with 3,457 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alec as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alec paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alec is overwhelmingly male, 337 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
52,325
About 1 in 6,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.4% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
3,457 births
Total Registered
55,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alec
Alec is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 55,253 total births registered, 99.4% were male.
Alec as a male name
Ranked #878 in 2024
273 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (3,420 births)
Alec as a female name
Ranked #14,420 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1995 (37 births)
Alec: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alec span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 26,122 babies were registered. Alec has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alec by Decade
How has Alec tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alec by State
Birth registrations for Alec span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 988 Alecs were registered per state.
Alec + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alec as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alec: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alec?
We estimate approximately 52,325 people named Alec are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Alec a common name?
Alec is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alec most popular?
Alec reached peak popularity in 1995, when 3,457 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alec is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alec a male name?
Alec is predominantly male. 99.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alec Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alec Smith, Alec Johnson, Alec Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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