Alec has been given to about 55,489 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Alec ranks 977th among American boys in 2025, with 234 born that year. Its best year was 1995, when 3,457 babies were given the name, ranking 112th. The typical living American called Alec is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.