Alyx
Alyx was the 10982nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1841st with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,120 places. More babies were named Alyx in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,982 girls, down 6,619 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- 76% girls, 24% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199378 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,477babies recorded
Alyx popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,982 | #12,112 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | #4,363 | #7,057 | 31 | 11 |
| 2010 | #4,985 | #12,330 | 28 | 5 |
| 2000 | #3,988 | #9,143 | 31 | 6 |
| 1990 | #3,299 | — | 33 | — |
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How popular is Alyx, counting every spelling?
Alyx is a spelling of Alix, a name family that had 32 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 32 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alix | 24 | #5,247 | 133 |
| Alyx | 8 | #10,982 | 75 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alyx?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alyx (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alyx born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alyx.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alyx?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Alyx are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 15 and 33. That makes Alyx mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alyx: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alyx, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alyx
How popular is the name Alyx?
Alyx was the 10982nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1841st with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,120 places. More babies were named Alyx in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alyx a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 76% girls, 24% boys given the name Alyx in the US.