Girls' name · since 1999
Alekhya
151 babies named Alekhya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alekhya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 151 have been recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alekhya has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2018.
- #22,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alekhya ranks #22,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alekhya's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alekhya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alekhya's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alekhya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2018
- Peak year (2003)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Alekhya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Alekhya's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Alekhya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (58% of all-time use).
Alekhya by state
Where Alekhya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.6% |
10 of 151 births nationwide.
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What to do with Alekhya's data
- Alekhya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 2010s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alekhyas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alekhya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alekhya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.