Girls' name · since 1982
Alexus
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 18,632 babies named Alexus, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,632
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexus currently ranks #9659 among girls' names in America, with 18,632 babies recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexus has been recorded 18,632 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #9659 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #1,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,659 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,632 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexus ranks #1,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,659 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,632 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,632
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alexus's 18,632 recorded births place it above 98.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Alexus compares
18,632 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Alexus's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexus | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,632 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,703 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alexus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alexus splits its recorded history at 2004: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 1,703 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alexus popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 1,703
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Alexus popularity over time - boys
243 total births recorded since 1981 (Alexus as boys' name)
Alexus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10,129 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Alexus's strongest decade.
10,129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Alexus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,129 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,184 births
- 2010s 1,143
2010s
1,143 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10,129 births (54% of all-time use).
How Alexus 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 Alexus's total volume
Alexus by state
Where Alexus concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,808 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,519 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,032 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 943 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 818 | 4.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 785 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 709 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 677 | 3.6% |
1,808 of 18,632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Alexus appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexus's data
- Alexus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (10,129 total births); usage has since declined to 114 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Alexuss (1,808 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Alexus 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.