Girls' name · since 1990
Lexus
Lexus has 6,574 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,574
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lexus is the #6983 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,574 recorded since 1990.
Lexus has 6,574 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6983 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,983 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,574 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lexus ranks #2,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,983 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,574 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,983 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,574
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lexus's 6,574 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lexus compares
6,574 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Lexus's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lexus | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,574 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 557 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lexus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lexus's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 16% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 84%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 15 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 557, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lexus popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 557
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Currently ranks #6983 among girls.
6,574 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 557 births in a single year.
Lexus popularity over time - boys
263 total births recorded since 1990 (Lexus as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lexus accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lexus by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,408 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Lexus's strongest decade.
3,408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lexus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
3,408 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,373 births
- 2010s 673
2010s
673 births
- 2020s 120
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,408 births (52% of all-time use).
Lexus decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,408 births
- Runner-up 2,373 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Lexus 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 Lexus's total volume
Lexus by state
Where Lexus concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 553 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 433 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 285 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 278 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 266 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 247 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 235 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 232 | 3.5% |
553 of 6,574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 8.4% of nationwide
- California 6.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.2% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 8.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lexus appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lexus's data
- Lexus's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,408 total births); usage has since declined to 120 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lexuss (553 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 Lexus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Lexus 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.
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