Name Legacy

Alyx

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Alyx was most popular in 1993, when 84 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,922 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,477 people named Alyx.

Most popular in1993
Rank that year#2,922
Births that year84
Total since 18801,477
Given to88% girls

Alyx over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Alyx’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alyx a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alyx is mostly a girl’s name — 87.7% of the 1,477 Americans given it were girls and 12.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 78% girls and 22% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alyx

Where Alyx is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org