Alek
Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include:Alek Bédard, Canadian curler Alek D.
Meaning & Origin of Alek
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alek is a given name and alternative form of Alec. Notable people with the name include:Alek Bédard, Canadian curler Alek D.
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The Story of Alek
Alek first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 154 Aleks were born — ranking #944 that year. As of 2026, Alek ranks #1,971 for baby boys with 79 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 5K Aleks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alek
Alek is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Alek's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #935. Use the chart and map above to compare Alek'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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