Girls' name · since 1916
Alexa
Alexa has 131,551 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 131,551
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexa currently ranks #1029 among girls' names in America, with 131,551 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexa has been recorded 131,551 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #1029 nationally and more common than 94% 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 1916 to 2025.
- #308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,029 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 131,551 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexa ranks #308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,029 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 131,551 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 131,551
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexa's 131,551 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexa compares
131,551 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Alexa's all-time total is 350x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131,551 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6,117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alexa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexa's full recorded timeline at 1977, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 6,117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 6,117
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Alexa popularity over time - boys
284 total births recorded since 1984 (Alexa as boys' name)
Alexa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (48,114 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Alexa's strongest decade.
48,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Alexa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 219
1940s
219 births
- 1950s 409
1950s
409 births
- 1960s 441
1960s
441 births
- 1970s 1,564
1970s
1,564 births
- 1980s 4,785
1980s
4,785 births
- 1990s
1990s
30,294 births
- 2000s
2000s
48,114 births
- 2010s
2010s
41,999 births
- 2020s 3,654
2020s
3,654 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 48,114 births (37% of all-time use).
How Alexa 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 Alexa's total volume
Alexa by state
Where Alexa concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22,832 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15,890 | 12.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 11,289 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7,267 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6,045 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5,640 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5,369 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 3,807 | 2.9% |
22,832 of 131,551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Alexa appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexa's data
- Alexa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (48,114 total births); usage has since declined to 3,654 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexas (22,832 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Alexa
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Alexa 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.