Girls' name · since 1988
Lexey
Lexey has 208 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lexey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 208 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Lexey recorded 208 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2017.
- #19,429 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 208 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexey ranks #19,429 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 208 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,429 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 208
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lexey's 208 recorded births place it above 73.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lexey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lexey's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lexey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2017
- Peak year (1998)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lexey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Lexey's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lexey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (55% of all-time use).
Lexey by state
Where Lexey concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.4% |
5 of 208 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lexey's data
- Lexey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lexeys (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lexey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1988–2017 (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 Lexey 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.