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Baby name
Alex
Boy
Origin of the name
Alex is a short form of Alexander, from the Greek Alexandros, “defender of men.”
Classic name
286,169births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 52rank at its peak, in 1993
Where babies named Alex are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Alex is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alex is most common in Nevada (1.8 times), Arizona (1.7) and New Mexico (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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