How Many People Are Named Elex?
An estimated 350 people in the United States have the first name Elex. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Elex peaked in popularity in 1916 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elex 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 Elex paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
350
About 1 in 979,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1916
20 births
Total Registered
766
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elex
Elex is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 766 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Elex as a male name
Ranked #9,209 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (20 births)
Elex: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elex span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 121 babies were registered. Elex has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Elex by Decade
How has Elex 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.
Elex by State
Elex + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elex as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elex: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elex?
We estimate approximately 350 people named Elex 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 979,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Elex a common name?
Elex is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 766 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elex most popular?
Elex reached peak popularity in 1916, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elex is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elex a male name?
Elex is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elex Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elex Smith, Elex Johnson, Elex 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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