Baby name

Lex

Boy

Classic name

Lex peaked in 2012, when 1 baby in 38,911 was given the name. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 120 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2304.

3,995births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 1636rank at its peak, in 2012

Where babies named Lex are born

2012

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lex is most common in California (3.4 times) and Texas (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Alex 286,169
Leo 259,988
Lee 233,627
Rex 60,449
Len 4,514
Les 3,448

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