Girls' name · since 1976
Alexza
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Alexza, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexza is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 220 have been recorded since 1976.
Alexza has 220 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2017.
- #18,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 220 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexza ranks #18,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 220 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 220
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexza's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alexza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alexza splits its recorded history at 2005: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alexza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2017
- Peak year (2009)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
220 total births across 42 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 21 births in a single year.
Alexza by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Alexza's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Alexza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (64% of all-time use).
Alexza decade highlights
- Peak decade 141 births
- Runner-up 45 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Alexza by state
Where Alexza concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 14.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
32 of 220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 14.5% of nationwide
- New York 2.3% of nationwide
- Texas 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Alexza's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexzas (32 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 Alexza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1976–2017 (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 Alexza 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.
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