Alec
Boy4 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#249
best rank (1987)
200
babies since 1971
Down 282
10-year rank change
Alec through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 |
| 2024 | 3 | #748 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 3 | #717 |
| 2020 | 12 | #332 |
| 2019 | 11 | #341 |
| 2018 | 3 | #703 |
| 2017 | 6 | #495 |
| 2016 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 6 | #505 |
| 2014 | 8 | #428 |
| 2013 | 5 | #535 |
| 2012 | 7 | #457 |
| 2011 | 4 | #623 |
| 2010 | 9 | #400 |
| 2009 | 6 | #472 |
| 2008 | 8 | #412 |
| 2006 | 7 | #355 |
| 2005 | 7 | #343 |
| 2004 | 7 | #322 |
| 2003 | 7 | #305 |
| 2001 | 8 | #251 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 3 | #369 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1990 | 4 | #286 |
| 1989 | 3 | #307 |
| 1988 | 5 | #254 |
| 1987 | 5 | #249 |
| 1986 | 5 | #256 |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1979 | 4 | #292 |
| 1977 | 4 | #293 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Alec yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Alec | 3 | 200 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #257 (2006); 32 babies since 2003.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.