Girls' name · since 1993
Alexah
Alexah has 540 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 540
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 540 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexah has been recorded 540 times among girls since 1993, 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 1993 to 2019.
- #11,298 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 540 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexah ranks #11,298 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 540 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,298 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 540
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexah's 540 recorded births place it above 84.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2019
- Peak year (2009)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Alexah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Alexah's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Alexah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 55
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (45% of all-time use).
How Alexah 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 Alexah's total volume
Alexah by state
Where Alexah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 48 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 5.6% |
48 of 540 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexah's data
- Alexah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2010s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alexahs (48 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1993–2019 (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 Alexah 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.