Alex Holland
There are approximately 83 people named Alex Holland living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alex with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Holland. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
83
1 in 4,129,570
Named Alex
255K
Alive today
Named Holland
112K
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: 112K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #319
Per 100K: 32.62
Top ancestry: White (73.9%)
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 Holland surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Holland, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Holland 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 Holland at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White73.9% · 72,070
- Black or African American17.1% · 16,656
- Two or more races4.4% · 4,336
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 3,267
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 647
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 525
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 Holland appears at a rate of 32.62 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0326%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 83 people with the full name Alex Holland. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Alex
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FAQ
Alex Holland: questions and answers
How many people are named Alex Holland?
We estimate approximately 83 people in the United States share the full name Alex Holland. That works out to about 1 in 4,129,570 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0744%) with the surname frequency (32.62 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alex Holland?
We classify Alex Holland as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,129,570 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 Holland?
See how common the name Alex Holland is on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.