How Many People Are Named Alex Seltzer?
There are approximately 3 people named Alex Seltzer living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alex with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Seltzer. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
3
1 in 114,251,446 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Alex: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alex. The peak year was 1993 with 8,066 births. The average person named Alex today is 31 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Alex
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alex was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (52.94%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (31.26%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.19%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Alex in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Alex rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Seltzer Surname
The surname Seltzer was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Seltzer in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Alex" has an estimated frequency of 0.0744% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Seltzer" appears at a rate of 1.31 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Alex are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 3 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Alex Seltzer: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Alex Seltzer?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Alex Seltzer are alive in the United States today. The first name Alex is shared by 255,166 Americans, and the surname Seltzer is shared by 4,494.
How rare is the name Alex Seltzer?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. The first name Alex is common and the surname Seltzer is rare.
Is Alex a male or female name?
Alex is predominantly male, with 96.7% of bearers being male and 3.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1993 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Alex?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Alex was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (52.94%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (31.26%) and Asian and Pacific Islander (6.19%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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