Unisex name · since 1978
Alyx
Alyx has 1,295 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,295 babies have been named Alyx since 1978, making it today's #11199 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyx has been recorded 1,295 times among girls since 1978, currently ranked #11199 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #6,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,199 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,295 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alyx ranks #6,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,199 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,295 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,299 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,295
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alyx's 1,295 recorded births place it above 91.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alyx compares
1,295 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Alyx's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alyx | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,295 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alyx's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alyx splits its recorded history at 2003: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 78 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alyx popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Alyx popularity over time - boys
182 total births recorded since 1989 (Alyx as boys' name)
Alyx by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (496 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Alyx's strongest decade.
496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Alyx births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s
1990s
496 births
- 2000s
2000s
303 births
- 2010s
2010s
252 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 496 births (38% of all-time use).
How Alyx 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 Alyx's total volume
Alyx by state
Where Alyx concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 79 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
79 of 1,295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Alyx's data
- Alyx's decade-level peak was the 1990s (496 total births); usage has since declined to 106 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alyxs (79 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alyx: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Alyx 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.