Alessa vs Alexa

Side-by-side comparison of Alessa and Alexa — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alessa

Girl name · Rank #1683

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Name B

Alexa

Girl name · Rank #807

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Metric Alessa Alexa
Current Rank #1683 #807
Total Births (all years) 2,900 131,304
Peak Year 2016 2006
Peak Year Births 174 6,117
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1970 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Alessa Alexa
1910ss — 10
1920ss — 45
1930ss — 17
1940ss — 219
1950ss — 409
1960ss — 442
1970ss 20 1,564
1980ss 103 4,786
1990ss 198 30,294
2000ss 640 48,112
2010ss 1,231 41,997
2020ss 708 3,409

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alessa Alexa
2014 130 4,249
2015 130 6,053
2016 174 4,775
2017 143 3,896
2018 155 3,067
2019 129 2,002
2020 156 1,284
2021 134 708
2022 164 577
2023 133 492
2024 121 348

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1970–2024.

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