Girls' name · since 1948
Lexi
Lexi has 28,115 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,115
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
28,115 babies have been named Lexi since 1948, making it today's #628 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lexi recorded 28,115 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #628 nationally today, ahead of 96% 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 1948 to 2025.
- #867 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #628 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 28,115 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexi ranks #867 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #628 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 28,115 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #867 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 28,115
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lexi's 28,115 recorded births place it above 98.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lexi compares
28,115 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Lexi's all-time total is 75x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 28,115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,334 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lexi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lexi's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 1,334, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lexi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,334
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lexi popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2023 (Lexi as boys' name)
Lexi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,441 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Lexi's strongest decade.
11,441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lexi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 386
1980s
386 births
- 1990s 3,231
1990s
3,231 births
- 2000s
2000s
9,000 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,441 births
- 2020s 3,903
2020s
3,903 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,441 births (41% of all-time use).
How Lexi 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 Lexi's total volume
Lexi by state
Where Lexi concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,062 | 10.9% |
| #2 | California | | 2,874 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,239 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 997 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 950 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 910 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 906 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 848 | 3.0% |
3,062 of 28,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Lexi appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lexi's data
- Lexi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,441 total births) through the 2020s (3,903) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lexis (3,062 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 Lexi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Lexi 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.