Is alex/alexander a common british name?

Question

Is alex/alexander a common british name?

Answer 1

No not really common

I am British and I only know 2 Alex's

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Answer 2

Yes, i know loads of people called,

Alex/Alexis/Alexanda/Alexander/Alexand...

its a popular choice of here  

Answer 3

its quite common

Answer 4

well there are a few about  .  know boys and men Alex/Alexander   also a girl Alex(short for Alexandra I think).. Possibly more popular in the past than now,  

Answer 5

Yes, I think it's quite common and I'm British.

Answer 6

Yes, i live in england and my neighbour is called Alex, while a friend at school is called Alexander.  

Answer 7

i would say so, I know of three, one a girl!

Answer 8

It's not overly common but still a popular name

Answer 9

Its what i plan to call my baby boy,i wouldn't say its common,i don't know any,but its not rare either.

Answer 10

Yes sort of. I'm Scottish my middle name is Alex (I'm a girl), my Dad's middle name is Alexander and his (late) Dad was/is called Alexander.

Also my second cousin is called Alex (she's a girl too).

I would say Alex is more popular than Alexander and it's also more popular in girls than boys now-a-day.

Hope I helped!

Answer 11

Very common.

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

yes, it's very common un the UK.. My name is Alexander but I only use that when I sign my name on a document or a cheque. In daily life here in Scotland, I am known as Sandy. I know it may be a girls name elsewhere in the world but I've managed to live with it for 51 years so I've gotten quite used to it.

Answer 14

It's fairly common but not used so much just now, lots of older British men are called Alexander/Alex/Sandy etc.

Answer 15

Not particularly.

It's just a popular English sounding name, that's all.

Alexandra is nice also.

Answer 16

I don't know in all of Britain,

But it's common in England,

Answer 17

yes it on of the most Common along with jack

Answer 18

i think its fairly common there as well as here in the u.s! i love the name myself! my grandson is named alex and i love the name alexandra for a girl!  

Answer 19

I called my baby Alex  almost 6 years ago now (birthday in october!) Back then i thought it wasn't so common, then he went to schoo and theres 2 more Alex's and the schools only got a populations of 85

Saying that, my Alex is just Alex, whereas they're both Alexanders

Answer 20

The name Alexander is not of British origin. Rather, it is a latinized form of an originally Greek name, which means 'defender of mankind'. This name has been used by biblical figures, popes, rulers (of Scotland, Russia, Poland and Yugoslavia) and leaders (Alexander the Great).

It is a name that is commonly used in many English speaking countries, including the U.K. For at least the past 5 years Alexander has been in the top 100 names in the U.K. In 2007 it was ranked at #23 in popularity among all boys names in the U.K.

For more information, check out this link: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/ba...

Answer 21

Yep

Answer 22

i would say its more american  

Answer 23

Alexander is originally a Greek name. i think the USA and Great Britain probably have pretty much the same popularity of names, and here in the US, Alexander is very popular.

Answer 24

No

Answer 25

I don't think so.