Girls' name · since 1949
Lexa
1,578 babies named Lexa in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lexa is the #4789 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,578 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Lexa recorded 1,578 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #4789 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #5,517 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,789 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,578 born since 1949
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexa ranks #5,517 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,789 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,578 born since 1949, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,517 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,578
- born since 1949
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lexa's 1,578 recorded births place it above 92.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lexa compares
1,578 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Lexa's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,578 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lexa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lexa's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 115, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lexa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Lexa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (598 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Lexa's strongest decade.
598 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Lexa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 222
1990s
222 births
- 2000s
2000s
390 births
- 2010s
2010s
598 births
- 2020s
2020s
242 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 598 births (38% of all-time use).
How Lexa 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 Lexa's total volume
Lexa by state
Where Lexa concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 171 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 107 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 36 | 2.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
171 of 1,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lexa's data
- Lexa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (598 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lexas (171 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lexa
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lexa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Lexa 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.