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Alec

Boy

Origin of the name

Alec is a short form of Alexander.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1995, with 3,420 births and the No. 112 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 91% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 977. 47% of all babies named Alec since 1880 were born in the 1990s.
55,152births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 112rank at its peak, in 1995

Where babies named Alec are born

1995

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The darker the blue, the more common Alec is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Alec is most common in Nevada (2 times), Utah (2) and Arizona (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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