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Alyx

88% girls · 13 born in 2025

Alyx has been given to about 1,477 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,459
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alyx per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 84
  • Born in 202513
  • All time1,477

How popular is Alyx?

Its best year was 1993, when 84 babies were given the name, ranking 1841st. The typical living American called Alyx is about 25 years old today.

Names that sound like Alyx

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alix0.81
  2. Alyce0.64
  3. Allyn0.60
  4. Alice0.57
  5. Ally0.58
  6. Alexa0.54
  7. Alexi0.54
  8. Onyx0.53

Middle names for Alyx

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alyx Eve0.80
  2. Alyx Elizabeth0.78
  3. Alyx Josephine0.78
  4. Alyx Rose0.77
  5. Alyx Louise0.77
  6. Alyx June0.76

Sibling names for Alyx

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Emeraldsister · 0.83
  2. Thaliasister · 0.83
  3. Daliasister · 0.82
  4. Mohammadbrother · 0.82
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.81
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.81

Where Alyx is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Alyx White0.72
    2. Alyx Reyes0.72
    3. Alyx Nguyen0.72
    4. Alyx Moore0.72
    5. Alyx Lee0.72
    6. Alyx Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Alyx

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.