Girls' name · since 1997
Alexiah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 475 babies named Alexiah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 475
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 475 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexiah has been recorded 475 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2019.
- #12,237 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 475 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexiah ranks #12,237 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 475 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,237 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 475
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexiah's 475 recorded births place it above 83.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexiah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2019
- Peak year (2006)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Alexiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (270 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Alexiah's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Alexiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 270 births (57% of all-time use).
Alexiah by state
Where Alexiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.1% |
38 of 475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Alexiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (270 total births) through the 2010s (180) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alexiahs (38 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 Alexiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1997–2019 (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 Alexiah 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.