Girls' name · since 1976
Lexia
Lexia has 783 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 783
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lexia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 783 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexia has been recorded 783 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2024.
- #8,875 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 783 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexia ranks #8,875 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 783 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,875 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 783
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lexia's 783 recorded births place it above 87.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lexia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lexia splits its recorded history at 2007: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lexia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lexia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (432 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Lexia's strongest decade.
432 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lexia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 147
1990s
147 births
- 2000s
2000s
432 births
- 2010s 158
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 432 births (55% of all-time use).
How Lexia 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 Lexia's total volume
Lexia by state
Where Lexia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.5% |
47 of 783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lexia's data
- Lexia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (432 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lexias (47 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lexia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Lexia 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.