Alec

Alec

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex. It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Alec first appears in the data in 1967 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 53 babies (rank #300 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alec

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alec yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

659

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1967	2	#901
1968	2	#929
1969	2	#943
1970	2	#928
1973	1	#1,028
1974	1	#1,021
1975	1	#1,127
1976	1	#1,130
1977	1	#1,134
1978	1	#1,163
1979	1	#1,185
1980	1	#1,173
1981	1	#1,175
1982	1	#1,190
1983	2	#1,042
1984	2	#1,051
1985	2	#1,060
1986	2	#1,059
1987	2	#1,064
1988	2	#1,087
1989	4	#942
1990	2	#1,132
1991	2	#1,138
1992	2	#1,149
1993	5	#894
1994	5	#920
1995	6	#857
1996	13	#666
1997	13	#654
1998	8	#810
1999	11	#724
2000	34	#414
2001	33	#429
2002	46	#352
2003	44	#346
2004	50	#320
2005	53	#300
2006	45	#316
2007	44	#312
2008	41	#334
2009	39	#335
2010	34	#358
2011	25	#420
2012	19	#479
2013	29	#360
2014	22	#428

Year

Babies

Rank

1967

#901

1968

#929

1969

#943

1970

#928

1973

#1,028

1974

#1,021

1975

#1,127

1976

#1,130

1977

#1,134

1978

#1,163

1979

#1,185

1980

#1,173

1981

#1,175

1982

#1,190

1983

#1,042

1984

#1,051

1985

#1,060

1986

#1,059

1987

#1,064

1988

#1,087

1989

#942

1990

#1,132

1991

#1,138

1992

#1,149

1993

#894

1994

#920

1995

#857

1996

#666

1997

#654

1998

#810

1999

#724

2000

#414

2001

#429

2002

#352

2003

#346

2004

#320

2005

#300

2006

#316

2007

#312

2008

#334

2009

#335

2010

#358

2011

#420

2012

#479

2013

#360

2014

#428

Meaning

Numerology of Alec

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alec

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Year-by-Year Detail