How Many People Are Named Alek?
An estimated 4,509 people in the United States have the first name Alek. It is predominantly male (98.1%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Alek peaked in popularity in 2007 with 162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alek 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 Alek paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alek is overwhelmingly male, 86 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,509
About 1 in 76,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.1% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
162 births
Total Registered
4,599
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alek
Alek is predominantly male (98.1%), though 86 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Alek as a male name
Ranked #1,964 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (154 births)
Alek as a female name
Ranked #15,406 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2007 (8 births)
Alek: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alek span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,421 babies were registered. While Alek is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alek by Decade
How has Alek 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.
Alek by State
Birth registrations for Alek span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Maryland, Kansas. On average, about 92 Aleks were registered per state.
Alek + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alek as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alek: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alek?
We estimate approximately 4,509 people named Alek 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 76,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Alek a common name?
Alek is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,599 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alek most popular?
Alek reached peak popularity in 2007, when 162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alek is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alek a male name?
Alek is predominantly male. 98.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alek Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alek Smith, Alek Johnson, Alek 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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