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 [ 2 syll. a-lec, al-ec ] The boy name Alec is pronounced AELihK KEY. Alec's language of origin is Old Greek and it is used mainly in the English language. Alec is a short form of Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). Alec is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1970s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1995 with 0.170% of baby boys being given the name Alec. Its ranking then was #112. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #390 with a usage of 0.035%. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Alec, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most popular. Its use outnumbered Alec's by 24 times in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alec include Aleck (English), Alek (English and Russian), Aleks (English), Alex (English and German), Alexus (English), Alga (English), Algie (English), Alic (English and Spanish), Alice (English), Alick (English), Alik (English, German, and Spanish), Aliks (English), Alix (English), Alki (Greek), Alois (Czech and German), Aloïs (French), Alojz (Slavic), Alojzy (Polish), Aloys (German), and Olek (Polish). Details of famous persons named Alec: KEY: Pronunciation for Alec: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
