Alyx
Alyx is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Alyx
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alyx is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Alyx
As a girl name
Alyx first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 78 births, good for #1,841 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Alyxs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,966 among girl names with 9 births, falling sharply (-48%). In total, more than 1K Alyxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Alyx first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2020: 11 births, good for #7,028 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Alyxs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 177 Alyxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alyx
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About the name Alyx
Alyx is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Alyx's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,841. Use the chart and map above to compare Alyx'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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