Recorded 1988–2018 Unisex name Peak 2007 540 births

Aleksa — unisex name

540 babies named Aleksa in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s952000s2672010s173

The verdict

540 girls have been named Aleksa since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2018.

540
total births
1988–2018
years on record
2000s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Aleksa was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

37 babies were named Aleksa in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleksa

The Social Security Administration has registered 540 babies named Aleksa between 1988 and 2018, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleksa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 37 babies received it in a single year. Aleksa is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 62 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleksa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 267 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleksa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleksa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleksa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 540 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleksa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

540

Since 1988

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1988

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2018

Aleksa popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1988

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2007)
37
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20182014201020062002199819941988 5

Aleksa popularity over time — boys

62 total births recorded since 1999 (Aleksa as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 62 births
456789 2023201520132011200920052003200220011999 5

Aleksa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
267 births that decade — 49% of Aleksa's all-time total
1980s51990s952000s2672010s173

Aleksa by state

Where Aleksa concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aleksa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36 6.7%
#2 Texas
18 3.3%
California share of Aleksa's total US births 6.7%
Even split

36 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleksa?
540 babies have been named Aleksa since 1988. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2007 with 37 births.
When was Aleksa most popular?
Aleksa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 267 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Aleksa most popular?
The top states for the name Aleksa are California (36 births), Texas (18 births).
Is Aleksa a unisex name?
Yes, Aleksa is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 540 births, and as a boy's name it has 62 births.
How long has the name Aleksa been used?
Aleksa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 31 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Aleksa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.