Unisex name · since 1980
Alexys
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 4,166 babies named Alexys, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,166
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
4,166 babies have been named Alexys since 1980, making it today's #15432 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Alexys recorded 4,166 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #15432 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #2,906 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,432 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,166 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexys ranks #2,906 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,432 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,166 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,906 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,432 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,166
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexys's 4,166 recorded births place it above 95.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexys compares
4,166 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Alexys's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexys | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,166 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alexys's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alexys splits its recorded history at 2002: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 273 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alexys popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Alexys popularity over time - boys
378 total births recorded since 1991 (Alexys as boys' name)
Alexys by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,168 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Alexys's strongest decade.
2,168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Alexys births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,310 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,168 births
- 2010s 542
2010s
542 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,168 births (52% of all-time use).
How Alexys 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 Alexys's total volume
Alexys by state
Where Alexys concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 449 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 357 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 206 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 153 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 153 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 114 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 110 | 2.6% |
| #8 | New York | | 90 | 2.2% |
449 of 4,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Alexys appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alexys's data
- Alexys's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,168 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexyss (449 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexys: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Alexys 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.