Alexa
#1,029 for girls in 2025, 243 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 2015 · 6,053 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 131,551since 1916
Alexa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,029 | 243 | — | |
| 2024 | #806 | 349 | — | |
| 2023 | #606 | 492 | — | |
| 2022 | #535 | 577 | — | |
| 2021 | #440 | 708 | — | |
| 2020 | #230 | 1,285 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #139 | 2,002 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #90 | 3,068 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #66 | 3,896 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #51 | 4,775 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #32 | 6,053 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #64 | 4,249 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #60 | 4,106 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #57 | 4,297 | — | |
| 2011 | #55 | 4,510 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #50 | 5,043 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #43 | 5,311 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #50 | 5,226 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #40 | 5,785 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #39 | 6,117 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #66 | 4,664 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #72 | 4,440 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #67 | 4,598 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #69 | 4,401 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #78 | 3,898 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #87 | 3,674 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #89 | 3,644 | #7,139 | 8 |
| 1998 | #93 | 3,622 | — | |
| 1997 | #106 | 3,090 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #100 | 3,260 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #100 | 3,359 | — | |
| 1994 | #95 | 3,441 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #107 | 3,037 | #5,002 | 11 |
| 1992 | #140 | 2,234 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #127 | 2,476 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #146 | 2,131 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #203 | 1,305 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #273 | 918 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #294 | 821 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #432 | 498 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #816 | 200 | — | |
| 1984 | #775 | 208 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #745 | 219 | — | |
| 1982 | #767 | 215 | — | |
| 1981 | #743 | 222 | — | |
| 1980 | #859 | 179 | — | |
| 1979 | #875 | 176 | — | |
| 1978 | #846 | 175 | — | |
| 1977 | #792 | 189 | — | |
| 1976 | #723 | 202 | — | |
| 1975 | #702 | 211 | — | |
| 1974 | #690 | 213 | — | |
| 1973 | #847 | 152 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,169 | 92 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,488 | 68 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,270 | 86 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,303 | 75 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,231 | 79 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,682 | 46 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,058 | 32 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,247 | 28 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,015 | 34 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,651 | 47 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,953 | 34 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,234 | 26 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,733 | 39 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,458 | 53 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,871 | 33 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,597 | 41 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,801 | 33 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,333 | 52 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,254 | 55 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,376 | 45 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,327 | 48 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,860 | 24 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,199 | 16 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | — | |
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| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
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| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | — | |
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| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
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| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | — | |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | — | |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | — | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | — | |
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| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
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| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1916
The first year at least five girls were named Alexa! It came in at #4,417, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1920, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Alexa is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Mexico#194 · 1 in 625
- Texas#200 · 1 in 1,043
- Nevada#204 · 1 in 750
- Arizona#206 · 1 in 895
- California#258 · 1 in 1,302
Best ever in a state: #11 in Nevada, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #194 | 8 | 1 in 625 |
| Texas | #200 | 149 | 1 in 1,043 |
| Nevada | #204 | 13 | 1 in 750 |
| Arizona | #206 | 31 | 1 in 895 |
| California | #258 | 134 | 1 in 1,302 |
| South Carolina | #344 | 14 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Nebraska | #356 | 6 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Maryland | #360 | 16 | 1 in 1,383 |
| Colorado | #368 | 15 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Alabama | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Illinois | #406 | 27 | 1 in 1,793 |
| Arkansas | #431 | 7 | 1 in 1,554 |
| North Carolina | #436 | 24 | 1 in 1,878 |
| Connecticut | #477 | 6 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Tennessee | #491 | 15 | 1 in 2,082 |
| New York | #516 | 34 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Georgia | #521 | 20 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Florida | #526 | 34 | 1 in 2,459 |
| New Jersey | #561 | 14 | 1 in 2,602 |
| Virginia | #562 | 14 | 1 in 2,470 |
| Oregon | #645 | 5 | 1 in 2,748 |
| Louisiana | #655 | 7 | 1 in 2,658 |
| Massachusetts | #674 | 7 | 1 in 3,551 |
| Missouri | #675 | 8 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Ohio | #690 | 14 | 1 in 3,472 |
| Minnesota | #692 | 7 | 1 in 3,183 |
| Pennsylvania | #698 | 14 | 1 in 3,484 |
| Oklahoma | #705 | 5 | 1 in 2,974 |
| Indiana | #758 | 8 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Michigan | #961 | 7 | 1 in 5,476 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 223 spots since 2024 (#806 → #1,029)
- 799 spots since 2020 (#230 → #1,029)
- 997 spots since 2015 (#32 → #1,029)
- Biggest jump: 384 spots in 1986 (#816 → #432)
- Biggest drop: 223 spots in 2025 (#806 → #1,029)
Rise & fade · girls
99 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 2015 at #32 (6,053 births)
- Births halved by 2019, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1998–2018
- Top 1,000: 52 yrs · run 1973–2024
Share of babies · girls
1 in 295
- Highest: 1 in 295 girls born in 2015 were named Alexa (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 6,614 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 36.6% of all girls named Alexa (48,114) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,417 (1916) | #4,506 |
| 1920s | 45 | #3,116 (1925) | #4,278 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,434 (1937) | #3,990 |
| 1940s | 219 | #1,327 (1948) | #2,399 |
| 1950s | 409 | #1,254 (1951) | #1,634 |
| 1960s | 441 | #1,231 (1968) | #1,826 |
| 1970s | 1,564 | #690 (1974) | #940 |
| 1980s | 4,785 | #203 (1989) | #591 |
| 1990s | 30,294 | #89 (1999) | #110 |
| 2000s | 48,114 | #39 (2006) | #61 |
| 2010s | 41,999 | #32 (2015) | #66 |
| 2020s | 3,654 | #230 (2020) | #608 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alexa in 2021
girls
#440
708 births · 1 in 2,318 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 2,318 of them was named Alexa, which outranked 97.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alexa
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.