Recorded 1990–2017 Girls' name Peak 1994 280 births

Alyxis — girls' name

280 babies named Alyxis in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1162000s1142010s50

The verdict

280 girls have been named Alyxis since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

280
total births
1990–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Alyxis was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

19 babies were named Alyxis in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alyxis

The Social Security Administration has registered 280 babies named Alyxis between 1990 and 2017, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alyxis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alyxis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Alyxis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alyxis 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 280 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.

Alyxis at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

280

Since 1990

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1990

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2017

Alyxis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1990

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
19
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 2017201020062002199819941990 6

Alyxis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
116 births that decade — 41% of Alyxis's all-time total
1990s1162000s1142010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alyxis?
280 babies have been named Alyxis since 1990. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 19 births.
When was Alyxis most popular?
Alyxis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Alyxis been used?
Alyxis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 28 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Alyxis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alyssa, Alyson, Alyce, Alycia, 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, 1990–2017 (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.