Unisex name · since 1989
Lexington
Lexington has 1,313 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,313
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lexington is the #7653 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,313 recorded since 1989.
Lexington has 1,313 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7653 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,241 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,653 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,313 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexington ranks #6,241 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,653 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,313 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,241 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,653 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,313
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lexington's 1,313 recorded births place it above 91.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lexington compares
1,313 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Lexington's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexington | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,313 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lexington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lexington splits its recorded history at 2008: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lexington popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Lexington popularity over time - boys
1,027 total births recorded since 1987 (Lexington as boys' name)
Lexington by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (686 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Lexington's strongest decade.
686 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lexington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 119
1990s
119 births
- 2000s 268
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
686 births
- 2020s 233
2020s
233 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 686 births (52% of all-time use).
How Lexington 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 Lexington's total volume
Lexington by state
Where Lexington concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 91 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 84 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 25 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
91 of 1,313 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Lexington appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lexington's data
- Lexington's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (686 total births) through the 2020s (233) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lexingtons (91 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 Lexington: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Lexington 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.