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Alec
say it al-ik
What Alec means
- Scottish and Greek short for Alexander: defender of the people
How popular it is
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 313 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 524 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 545 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 619 in France (2019)
- no. 757 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 814 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 817 in the US (2024)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Liam William Alexander Ezra Joshua Alex Edward Isaiah Salvador Duarte Guilherme Alexis
Alec in stories
- The Mortal Instruments: Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter archer who loves Magnus