Elex · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Elex.

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Its story

Popularity since 1888

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 97 recorded years as a table

Elex, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1888	41
1893	53
1896	50
1898	41
1900	33
1902	65
1905	38
1906	45
1907	54
1910	57
1911	35
1912	23
1913	23
1914	17
1915	12
1916	22
1917	11
1918	12
1919	17
1920	9
1921	14
1922	12
1923	11
1924	6
1925	11
1927	12
1928	14
1929	11
1930	10
1931	7
1932	9
1933	14
1934	10
1935	5
1936	12
1937	13
1938	11
1939	5
1940	5
1941	5
1942	7
1943	7
1944	7
1945	4
1947	3
1948	3
1949	5
1950	3
1951	3
1952	3
1953	3
1954	5
1956	3
1957	5
1959	5
1960	2
1961	2
1963	2
1965	4
1967	5
1968	3
1969	3
1971	3
1973	4
1977	3
1978	5
1979	3
1980	3
1982	3
1983	3
1986	5
1987	3
1992	5
1993	3
1995	3
1997	3
1998	4
1999	3
2000	3
2001	3
2003	3
2005	3
2010	3
2012	3
2013	4
2014	3
2015	4
2016	4
2017	3
2018	3
2019	4
2020	3
2021	5
2022	3
2023	6
2024	5
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Elex isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Elex

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1888: 776

Most popular in 1902, at 65 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 20% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.