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 [ 2 syll. a-lex, al-ex ] The boy name Alex is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AELahKS KEY. Alex is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. Alex is a short form of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic). See also the related form, Alexa (English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish). Alex is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1950s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 1993 with 0.370% of baby boys being given the name Alex. Its ranking then was #52. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.248% and its ranking #85. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Alex, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most widely used. In 2008, the name was thrice as popular as Alex. In the past century Alex has predominantly been a boy name. In 2004, boys named Alex outnumbered girls by 27 times. Baby names that sound like Alex include Alec (English), Aleck (English), Alek (English and Russian), Aleks (English), 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 Alex: KEY: Pronunciation for Alex: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
