Girls' name · since 1976
Alexandera
351 babies named Alexandera in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
351 girls have been named Alexandera since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Alexandera has 351 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- #14,594 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 351 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandera ranks #14,594 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,594 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 351
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexandera's 351 recorded births place it above 79.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexandera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexandera's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexandera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1993)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
351 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 27 births in a single year.
Alexandera by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (201 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Alexandera's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Alexandera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
88 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 201 births (57% of all-time use).
Alexandera decade highlights
- Peak decade 201 births
- Runner-up 88 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Alexandera by state
Where Alexandera concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 351 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 1.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 1.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Alexandera's data
- Alexandera's decade-level peak was the 1990s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexanderas (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Alexandera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1976–2006 (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 Alexandera 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.
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