Lex
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Lex
Lex is still used mostly for boys, but like Alex, may cross over with the rising popularity of all long forms of the name. Lexi is another, more feminine option.
Lex for boys#2322 US
Cool short form of Alexander, fresher than Alex and less trendy than Xander... for now.
Pronounced LEKS.
As of October 2026, Lex ranked #16572 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #16504 in 2020.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,265 | 59 | 30.7 |
| 2015 | #2,081 | 68 | 35.5 |
| 2016 | #1,933 | 76 | 40 |
| 2017 | #1,720 | 91 | 49.2 |
| 2018 | #1,849 | 82 | 45.2 |
| 2019 | #1,748 | 90 | 50.2 |
| 2020 | #1,807 | 83 | 48.1 |
| 2021 | #1,742 | 93 | 53.2 |
| 2022 | #1,898 | 83 | 47.5 |
| 2023 | #1,812 | 89 | 52 |
| 2024 | #2,216 | 65 | 37.7 |
| 2025 | #2,322 | 60 | 35.1 |
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