Alex Gonzalez
There are approximately 707 people named Alex Gonzalez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 484,801 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alex with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gonzalez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
707
1 in 484,801
Named Alex
255K
Alive today
Named Gonzalez
950K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 255K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 31
Top Census group: White (52.9%)
Estimated bearers: 950K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #13
Per 100K: 277.15
Top ancestry: Hispanic (94.4%)
First name trend
Alex: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alex. The peak year was 1993 with 8,066 births. The average person named Alex today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alex
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alex, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 52.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alex described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alex at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White52.9% · 197,728
- Hispanic or Latino31.3% · 116,731
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.2% · 23,123
- Black or African American6.0% · 22,321
- Two or more races3.0% · 11,289
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2,286
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gonzalez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gonzalez, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 94.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Gonzalez described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Gonzalez at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino94.4% · 781,919
- White4.4% · 36,116
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 3,509
- Black or African American0.4% · 3,493
- Two or more races0.2% · 2,039
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1,329
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alex has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0744% of the US population, based on 255,166 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alex right now.
The surname Gonzalez appears at a rate of 277.15 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2772%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 707 people with the full name Alex Gonzalez. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Alex Gonzalez: questions and answers
How many people are named Alex Gonzalez?
We estimate approximately 707 people in the United States share the full name Alex Gonzalez. That works out to about 1 in 484,801 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0744%) with the surname frequency (277.15 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alex Gonzalez?
We classify Alex Gonzalez as "Very Rare". About 1 in 484,801 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alex a male or female name?
Alex is predominantly male. Out of 294,382 total SSA registrations, 96.7% were male and 3.3% were female. See the full Alex profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people have the full name Alex Gonzalez?
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