Alec

Diminutive of Alexander, Greek

"defending men"

Alec Origin and Meaning

Variation of Alexander

Alec Rank in US Top 1000

# 878 in the US

Alec Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 219 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alec

• 878 US 2024
• 219 Nameberry 2025
• 786 Future 2028
• 947 England 2024

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Famous People Named Alec

• Alexander Frederick "Alec" Douglas Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, British Prime Minister
• Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III American actor
• Alec Guiness (de Cuffe) English actor
• Alec Su (You peng), Taiwanese actor and singer
• Alec Musser American actor and model
• Alec Baillie American bassist for bands Choking Victim, Agent 99, and Leftover Crack
• Alec William Alfred Stock English footballer and manager
• Alec Eason Australian rules footballer
• Alec Beall Canadian reality TV personality ("Big Brother Canada")
• Alec Martinez American hockey player
• Alec Potts Australian archer
• Alec Richard Shifrin son of tv host and journalist Sara Haines
• Alec Benjamin singer/songwriter

The name Alec in Pop Culture

• Alec Ramsay character in "The Black Stallion" novel series and film/
• Alec D'Urberville character in Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"
• Alexander "Alec" Lightwood character in "The Mortal Instruments" book and movie series and the "Shadowhunter's" TV series.
• Alec Hardison character on TV's "Leverage"
• Alec Hardy main character on British TV series "Broadchurch"
• Alec Volturi character in the Twilight Saga
• Alec Scudder character in film "Maurice"
• Alec character from 'The Kill Order' by James Dashner
• Alec Newbury character in "St. Elmo's Fire"
• Alec Jesmond character on TV's "Call the Midwife"
• Alec Trevelyan villain in 1995 James Bond film "GoldenEye"
• Alec Sadler character from Canadian TV series "Continuum"
• Alec Holland aka Swamp Thing DC comics character
• Alec Ryder character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"

International Variations of the name Alec

• Alick Scottish
• Alek Russian