Girls' name · since 1989
Alexxa
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 778 babies named Alexxa, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
778 girls have been named Alexxa since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alexxa recorded 778 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #8,907 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 778 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexxa ranks #8,907 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 778 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,907 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 778
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alexxa's 778 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexxa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexxa's full recorded timeline at 2005, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexxa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2015)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Alexxa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (309 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Alexxa's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alexxa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 309 births (40% of all-time use).
How Alexxa 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 Alexxa's total volume
Alexxa by state
Where Alexxa concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 164 | 21.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 96 | 12.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.6% |
164 of 778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexxa's data
- Alexxa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexxas (164 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexxa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Alexxa 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.