Girls' name · since 1981
Elexa
Elexa has 606 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elexa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 606 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elexa has been recorded 606 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2022.
- #10,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 606 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elexa ranks #10,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 606 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 606
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Elexa's 606 recorded births place it above 85.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Elexa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Elexa's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Elexa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Elexa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (275 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Elexa's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Elexa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
275 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 275 births (45% of all-time use).
How Elexa 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 Elexa's total volume
Elexa by state
Where Elexa concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 4.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 1.0% |
46 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Elexa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Elexas (46 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 Elexa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
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, 1981–2022 (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 Elexa 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.