Girls' name · since 1965
Aleksandra
3,110 babies named Aleksandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,110
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,110 babies have been named Aleksandra since 1965, making it today's #3312 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleksandra has been recorded 3,110 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #3312 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, 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 1965 to 2025.
- #3,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,312 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,110 born since 1965
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleksandra ranks #3,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,312 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,110 born since 1965, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,110
- born since 1965
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleksandra's 3,110 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Aleksandra compares
3,110 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aleksandra's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleksandra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,110 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleksandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleksandra splits its recorded history at 1997: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 126 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleksandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Aleksandra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,004 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Aleksandra's strongest decade.
1,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Aleksandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 79
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 189
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
558 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,004 births
- 2010s
2010s
937 births
- 2020s 329
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,004 births (32% of all-time use).
How Aleksandra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aleksandra's total volume
Aleksandra by state
Where Aleksandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 488 | 15.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 400 | 12.9% |
| #3 | California | | 253 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 152 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 149 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 79 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 39 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 1.1% |
488 of 3,110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Aleksandra appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleksandra's data
- Aleksandra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,004 total births); usage has since declined to 329 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Aleksandras (488 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleksandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Aleksandra 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.