Recorded 1974–2013 Girls' name Peak 2001 787 births

Alexas — girls' name

787 babies named Alexas in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s241990s3592000s3582010s41
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Alexas was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

55 babies were named Alexas in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexas

The Social Security Administration has registered 787 babies named Alexas between 1974 and 2013, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alexas currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alexas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexas in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 787 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alexas at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

787

Since 1974

40 years of records

Peak year

2001

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1974

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2013

Alexas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1974

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2001)
55
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0204060 20132009200520011997199319891974 5

Alexas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
359 births that decade — 46% of Alexas's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s3592000s3582010s41

Alexas by state

Where Alexas concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Alexas
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%
Texas share of Alexas's total US births 7.6%
Even split

60 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexas?
787 babies have been named Alexas since 1974. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2001 with 55 births.
When was Alexas most popular?
Alexas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Alexas most popular?
The top states for the name Alexas are Texas (60 births), California (16 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Alexas been used?
Alexas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 40 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Alexas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.