Girls' name · since 1902
Alexandria
104,548 babies named Alexandria in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #474 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104,548
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
104,548 babies have been named Alexandria since 1902, making it today's #474 girls' name.
Alexandria has 104,548 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #474 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of girls, 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 1902 to 2025.
- #364 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #474 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 104,548 born since 1902
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandria ranks #364 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #474 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 104,548 born since 1902, peaking in the 1990s.
- #364 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #474 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104,548
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexandria's 104,548 recorded births place it above 99.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexandria compares
104,548 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Alexandria's all-time total is 278x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexandria | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104,548 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,027 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alexandria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexandria's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 5,027, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexandria popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 5,027
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Alexandria popularity over time - boys
230 total births recorded since 1905 (Alexandria as boys' name)
Alexandria by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (44,095 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Alexandria's strongest decade.
44,095 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Alexandria births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s 297
1910s
297 births
- 1920s 336
1920s
336 births
- 1930s 176
1930s
176 births
- 1940s 326
1940s
326 births
- 1950s 410
1950s
410 births
- 1960s 726
1960s
726 births
- 1970s 1,523
1970s
1,523 births
- 1980s 11,650
1980s
11,650 births
- 1990s
1990s
44,095 births
- 2000s
2000s
25,936 births
- 2010s 14,302
2010s
14,302 births
- 2020s 4,727
2020s
4,727 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 44,095 births (42% of all-time use).
How Alexandria 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 Alexandria's total volume
Alexandria by state
Where Alexandria concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,378 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 9,631 | 9.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,761 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5,479 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5,056 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 4,731 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,345 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 3,637 | 3.5% |
12,378 of 104,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Alexandria appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexandria's data
- Alexandria's decade-level peak was the 1990s (44,095 total births); usage has since declined to 4,727 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexandrias (12,378 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 Alexandria: 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 (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Alexandria 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.