Recorded 1993–2019 Girls' name Peak 2009 540 births

Alexah — girls' name

540 babies named Alexah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s552000s2432010s242

The verdict

540 girls have been named Alexah since 1993, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

540
total births
1993–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Alexah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

40 babies were named Alexah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexah

The Social Security Administration has registered 540 babies named Alexah between 1993 and 2019, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alexah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alexah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexah 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.

Alexah at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

540

Since 1993

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1993

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2019

Alexah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1993

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
40
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
01020304050 20192015201120072003199919951993 7

Alexah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
243 births that decade — 45% of Alexah's all-time total
1990s552000s2432010s242

Alexah by state

Where Alexah concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alexah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 8.9%
#2 Texas
30 5.6%
California share of Alexah's total US births 8.9%
Even split

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexah?
540 babies have been named Alexah since 1993. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2009 with 40 births.
When was Alexah most popular?
Alexah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Alexah most popular?
The top states for the name Alexah are California (48 births), Texas (30 births).
How long has the name Alexah been used?
Alexah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 27 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Alexah?
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, 1993–2019 (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.