How Many People Are Named Lexander?
An estimated 154 people in the United States have the first name Lexander. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Lexander peaked in popularity in 2010 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lexander 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 Lexander paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
154
About 1 in 2,225,678 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2010
16 births
Total Registered
156
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lexander
Lexander is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 156 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lexander as a male name
Ranked #13,380 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (16 births)
Lexander: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lexander span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 86 babies were registered. Lexander has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lexander by Decade
How has Lexander 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.
Lexander + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lexander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lexander
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Lexander: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lexander?
We estimate approximately 154 people named Lexander 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 2,225,678 Americans share this first name.
Is Lexander a common name?
Lexander is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 156 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lexander most popular?
Lexander reached peak popularity in 2010, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lexander is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lexander a male name?
Lexander is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lexander Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lexander Smith, Lexander Johnson, Lexander 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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