Today, Alixander is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9159), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2005, 18 babies were given the name (ranked #4630 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Alixander's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 280 babies have been registered as Alixander since 1880.