Recorded 1981–2022 Girls' name Peak 2006 606 births

Elexa — girls' name

606 babies named Elexa in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s1612000s2752010s1452020s6
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Elexa was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

57 babies were named Elexa in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Elexa

The Social Security Administration has registered 606 babies named Elexa between 1981 and 2022, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Elexa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Elexa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 275 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Elexa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Elexa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Elexa 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 606 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.

Elexa at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

606

Since 1981

42 years of records

Peak year

2006

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1981

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2022

Elexa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1981

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2006)
57
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0204060 20222014200920041999199419891981 6

Elexa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
275 births that decade — 45% of Elexa's all-time total
1980s191990s1612000s2752010s1452020s6

Elexa by state

Where Elexa concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Elexa
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%
California share of Elexa's total US births 7.6%
Even split

46 of 606 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Elexa?
606 babies have been named Elexa since 1981. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2006 with 57 births.
When was Elexa most popular?
Elexa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 275 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Elexa most popular?
The top states for the name Elexa are California (46 births), Texas (27 births), Arizona (6 births).
How long has the name Elexa been used?
Elexa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 42 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Elexa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eleanor, Elena, Eleanore, Eleanora, 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, 1981–2022 (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.