Alec

Diminutive of Alexander, Greek

"defending men"

Alec Origin and Meaning

The name Alec is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Alec, though an old nickname for Alexander, is much fresher sounding than Alex, with the additional advantage, at least to some parents, of being distinctly male (there are as many girl Alexes these days as there are boys). While Alec has a clipped British image, it's actually one of the classic Greek names for boys, by way of father name Alexander.

Alec Baldwin is by far the best known current bearer of the name. In the past there have been actor Alec Guinness and writer Alec Waugh.

Alec Rank in US Top 1000

# 840 in the US

Alec Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 260 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alec

• 840 US 2023
• 260 Nameberry 2025
• 786 Future 2028
• 739 England 2023

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Famous People Named Alec

• Alexander Frederick "Alec" Douglas Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, British Prime Minister
• Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III American actor
• Alec Guiness (de Cuffe) English actor
• Alec Su (You peng), Taiwanese actor and singer
• Alec Musser American actor and model
• Alec Baillie American bassist for bands Choking Victim, Agent 99, and Leftover Crack
• Alec William Alfred Stock English footballer and manager
• Alec Eason Australian rules footballer
• Alec Beall Canadian reality TV personality ("Big Brother Canada")
• Alec Martinez American hockey player
• Alec Potts Australian archer
• Alec Richard Shifrin son of tv host and journalist Sara Haines
• Alec Benjamin singer/songwriter

The name Alec in Pop Culture

• Alec Ramsay character in "The Black Stallion" novel series and film/
• Alec D'Urberville character in Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"
• Alexander "Alec" Lightwood character in "The Mortal Instruments" book and movie series and the "Shadowhunter's" TV series.
• Alec Hardison character on TV's "Leverage"
• Alec Hardy main character on British TV series "Broadchurch"
• Alec Volturi character in the Twilight Saga
• Alec Scudder character in film "Maurice"
• Alec character from 'The Kill Order' by James Dashner
• Alec Newbury character in "St. Elmo's Fire"
• Alec Jesmond character on TV's "Call the Midwife"
• Alec Trevelyan villain in 1995 James Bond film "GoldenEye"
• Alec Sadler character from Canadian TV series "Continuum"
• Alec Holland aka Swamp Thing DC comics character
• Alec Ryder character in the game "Mass Effect: Andromeda"

International Variations of the name Alec

• Alick Scottish
• Alek Russian