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Alec

“Variant of Alexander — Defender of mankind” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #977 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alec's best rank, #109, came in 1994; it has stepped well back to #977 today. Roughly 55,000 boys have been named Alec since 1880.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,000 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alecs

• Alec Baldwin — American actor (born 1958)
• Alec Guinness — British actor (1914–2000)
• Alec Douglas-Home — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964
• Alec Benjamin — American singer-songwriter
• Alec Jeffreys — British geneticist

In stories & tradition

• Alec Trevelyan — GoldenEye
• Alec Holland — Swamp Thing · The Return of Swamp Thing
• Alec Gilroy — Coronation Street

What Alecs become

Among 623 notable people named Alec:

Sports figures appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alec Burks, American basketball player (born 1991).

Similar names: Alex · Nickolas · Aldo · Mitchell · Alexis · Marquis

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