Recorded 1976–2017 Girls' name Peak 2009 220 births

Alexza — girls' name

220 babies named Alexza in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

220 girls have been named Alexza since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

220
total births
1976–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
64%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Alexza was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Alexza in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexza

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Alexza between 1976 and 2017, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alexza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alexza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexza in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexza in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 220 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alexza at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

220

Since 1976

42 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1976

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2017

Alexza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1976

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Alexza by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
141 births that decade — 64% of Alexza's all-time total
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Alexza by state

Where Alexza concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Alexza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
32 14.5%
#2 New York
5 2.3%
#3 Texas
5 2.3%
California share of Alexza's total US births 14.5%
Even split

32 of 220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexza?
220 babies have been named Alexza since 1976. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Alexza most popular?
Alexza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Alexza most popular?
The top states for the name Alexza are California (32 births), New York (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alexza been used?
Alexza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 42 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Alexza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.