Alexi — #5033 US unisex name
4,190 babies named Alexi in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 72% of names given to girls today.
37% of everyone ever named Alexi was born in this single decade.
196 babies were named Alexi in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alexi
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,190 babies named Alexi between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alexi currently holds the #5033 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 196 babies received it in a single year. Alexi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,738 additional births since 1965.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,530 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alexi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 653 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexi in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alexi 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 4,190 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.
Alexi at a glance
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Current rank
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Alexi popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968
- Peak year (2002)
- 196
- Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #5033 among girls.
4,190 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 196 births in a single year.
Alexi popularity over time — boys
1,738 total births recorded since 1965 (Alexi as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Alexi accounts for 29% of total recorded use across both genders.
Alexi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 1,530 births that decade — 37% of Alexi's all-time total
Alexi decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,530 births
- Runner-up 1,337 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Alexi's strongest decade
1,530 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Alexi by state
Where Alexi concentrates geographically — total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 653 | 15.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 348 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 184 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 173 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 158 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 110 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 77 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 75 | 1.8% |
653 of 4,190 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.6% of nationwide
- Texas 8.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- New York 4.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 30 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Alexi appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1968–2024 (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.