Girls' name · since 1974
Alexas
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 787 babies named Alexas, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexas sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 787 recorded since 1974.
Alexas has 787 recorded births among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 2013.
- #8,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 787 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexas ranks #8,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexas's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Alexas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexas's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2013
- Peak year (2001)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Alexas by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (359 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Alexas's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Alexas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
359 births
- 2000s
2000s
358 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 359 births (46% of all-time use).
How Alexas 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 Alexas's total volume
Alexas by state
Where Alexas concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 60 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.6% |
60 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexas's data
- Alexas's decade-level peak was the 1990s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alexass (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Alexas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1974–2013 (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 Alexas 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.