Alec: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Alec year by year

Alec climbs 28 places from 2024 (ranked 259th then). Since 2020 (34 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 32%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	231st	23
2024	259th	19
2023	321st	15
2022	242nd	24
2021	219th	29
2020	197th	34

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Alec since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Alec appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1985 on. The peak year is 1997, with 75 babies. The strongest decade is the 2000s (464 babies). Since 1980, about 1,448 children in Québec have been named Alec.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Names that look alike

Same beginning or same ending, among the 250 most given names.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Alec in Québec in 2025?

23 boys were named Alec in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 231st rank among boy names.

Is Alec a popular name in Québec?

Alec ranks 231st among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Alec given most often?

In 1997, with 75 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Alec a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Alec only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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