Girls' name · since 1894
Alexandra
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 245,451 babies named Alexandra, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 245,451
- born since 1894
- 1990s
- peak decade
245,451 babies have been named Alexandra since 1894, making it today's #238 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Alexandra recorded 245,451 times among girls since 1894, holding rank #238 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 245,451 born since 1894
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandra ranks #166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 245,451 born since 1894, peaking in the 1990s.
- #166 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 245,451
- born since 1894
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexandra's 245,451 recorded births place it above 99.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexandra compares
245,451 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Alexandra's all-time total is 653x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexandra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 245,451 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10,683 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alexandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alexandra splits its recorded history at 1963: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 10,683 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alexandra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 10,683
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Alexandra popularity over time - boys
869 total births recorded since 1921 (Alexandra as boys' name)
Alexandra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (94,806 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Alexandra's strongest decade.
94,806 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Alexandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s 327
1910s
327 births
- 1920s 370
1920s
370 births
- 1930s 444
1930s
444 births
- 1940s 1,169
1940s
1,169 births
- 1950s 1,598
1950s
1,598 births
- 1960s 3,244
1960s
3,244 births
- 1970s 6,960
1970s
6,960 births
- 1980s 34,817
1980s
34,817 births
- 1990s
1990s
94,806 births
- 2000s
2000s
61,253 births
- 2010s 30,971
2010s
30,971 births
- 2020s 9,421
2020s
9,421 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 94,806 births (39% of all-time use).
How Alexandra 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 Alexandra's total volume
Alexandra by state
Where Alexandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35,383 | 14.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 24,460 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20,030 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 14,724 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12,200 | 5.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 10,976 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10,791 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 8,958 | 3.6% |
35,383 of 245,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Alexandra appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexandra's data
- Alexandra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (94,806 total births); usage has since declined to 9,421 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexandras (35,383 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexandra: 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 (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Alexandra 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.