Recorded 1972–2022 Girls' name Peak 1991 984 births

Alixandra — girls' name

984 babies named Alixandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s1871990s4652000s2252010s892020s6
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Alixandra was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

60 babies were named Alixandra in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alixandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 984 babies named Alixandra between 1972 and 2022, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alixandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alixandra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 465 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alixandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alixandra in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alixandra 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 984 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.

Alixandra at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

984

Since 1972

51 years of records

Peak year

1991

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1972

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2022

Alixandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1972

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1991)
60
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Alixandra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
465 births that decade — 47% of Alixandra's all-time total
1970s121980s1871990s4652000s2252010s892020s6

Alixandra by state

Where Alixandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alixandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
67 6.8%
#2 New York
12 1.2%
#3 Florida
10 1.0%
#4 Illinois
10 1.0%
#5 Texas
10 1.0%
#6 Minnesota
6 0.6%
#7 Ohio
6 0.6%
#8 Washington
6 0.6%
California share of Alixandra's total US births 6.8%
Even split

67 of 984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Alixandra appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alixandra?
984 babies have been named Alixandra since 1972. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1991 with 60 births.
When was Alixandra most popular?
Alixandra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 465 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Alixandra most popular?
The top states for the name Alixandra are California (67 births), New York (12 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Alixandra been used?
Alixandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 51 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Alixandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2022 (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.