Recorded 1988–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 208 births

Lexey — girls' name

208 babies named Lexey in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s652000s1142010s22

The verdict

208 girls have been named Lexey since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

208
total births
1988–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lexey was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lexey in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lexey

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Lexey between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lexey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lexey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lexey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lexey in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lexey 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 208 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.

Lexey at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

208

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1998

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Lexey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
19
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20172009200620032000199719941988 7

Lexey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
114 births that decade — 55% of Lexey's all-time total
1980s71990s652000s1142010s22

Lexey by state

Where Lexey concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lexey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.4%
Texas share of Lexey's total US births 2.4%

5 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lexey?
208 babies have been named Lexey since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 19 births.
When was Lexey most popular?
Lexey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Lexey most popular?
The top states for the name Lexey are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lexey been used?
Lexey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Lexey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lexi, Lexie, Lexus, Lexis, 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, 1988–2017 (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.