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Alex

Alex ranks #153 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 1 place, 13 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #259 among boy dog names.
Alex's popularity trend

Alex's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2015.

0.025%0.05%0.075%0.1%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
13
across 1 place
Popularity rank
#153
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−17
2014 → 2019
Gender split
84% male
16% female84% male

Gender split comes from 61 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Alex mean?
/ˈæ.lɪks/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Alex is a short form of Alexander or Alexandra, from the Greek Alexandros, meaning "defender of man," built from alexein ("to defend") and aner ("man"). It's also linked to the related name Alexis, meaning "helper, defender."

Alex is clean, versatile, and easy to call across a yard or a dog park. It suits a loyal, protective pet, the kind who stays close and keeps a watchful eye on their people.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Alex shows up

Cats named Alex per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%

Cat names like Alex

Alexander