Alec
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alec
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alec
American parents first put Alec on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 11 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 3,420 Alecs were born — ranking #112 that year. About 47% of every Alec on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Alec ranks #1,014 for baby boys with 220 births, falling sharply (-44%). All told, over 55K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Alec
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alec. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Alec
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
- Alec Acton (1938–1994), English footballer
- Alec Albiston (1917–1998), Australian rules footballer
- Alec Alston (1937–2009), English footballer
- Alec and Peter Graham (1881–1957), New Zealand mountaineers, guides, and hotel operators
- Alec Anderson (American football, born 1894) (1894–1953), American NFL player
- Alec Anderson (American football, born 1999) (born 1999), American professional football player
- Alec Ash (born 1986), British writer and editor
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Names that sound like Alec
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alec is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Alec
Alec is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 55K births in the dataset. Alec's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #109. Use the chart and map above to compare Alec's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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