Sibling Names: The Ultimate Guide

O Boy! The Best Boy Names Ending in O

Island Names for Babies: What's mainstream on the mainland

How to Choose Anagram Names for Large Families

The Top Scottish Names You Never Hear

Celebrity Cat Names

An Oddly Common Set For Me

Struggling for a boy name

The -er Predicament

Alec

The name Alec peaked for girls at #3090 in 1995. Alec is also used for boys, ranking #878 in 2024.

The name Alec is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Names that Peaked in 1994

Greek Names

Greek Names for Boys

4 Letter Boy Names

Names Ending in C for Boys

Names That Mean Defending

Names That Mean Men

Two Syllable Names for Boys

Boy Dog Names That Start With A

Dog Names That Start With A

Animal Names for Boys

Greek Names that Start With A

Alec, though an old nickname for Alexander, is much fresher sounding than Alex, with the additional advantage, at least to some parents, of being distinctly male (there are as many girl Alexes these days as there are boys). While Alec has a clipped British image, it's actually one of the classic <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/508/greek-names-for-boys">Greek names for boys</a>, by way of father name Alexander.
<br/><br/>Alec Baldwin is by far the best known current bearer of the name. In the past there have been actor Alec Guinness and writer Alec Waugh.

Best Baby Names Starting with A

Boy Names Like Jack

Classic Baby Names with a Twist

335+ Colonial Names from the 1700s

Twilight Names

Names to Substitute for Alex

Millennial Names

Dad Names

Boy Names That Start With a Vowel

Jewish Names

Names That Mean Protector, Defender, or Guardian

Scottish Boy Names 

Dog Names That Mean Protector

Dog Names

Colonial Names for Boys | 1700s Names

Nickname Names

Jewish Boy Names

Greek

Nameberry

Future

England

The name Alec is currently ranked #878 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #109 in 1994. The name is most popular in ALEC, ALEC, and ALEC. Alec is occasionally used for girls in 2016.

Alexander

Alec

The name Alec in Nameberry Blog Posts

The name Alec in Nameberry Forums

More Lists containing Alec

Advanced Search

Find your type.