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
0%100%Median name50%59.6%
Lexus vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lexus's 6,574 recorded births place it above 97.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
557
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
0200400600 19901995200020052010201520202025 16

Lexus popularity over time - boys

263 total births recorded since 1990 (Lexus as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 263 births
010203040 1990199319961999200220052013 6

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,408 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -65, 5.5%-42, 5.8%-52, 13.8%-76, 3.7%-41, 6.1%-48, 9%-52, 6.8%-57, 3.2%-56, 8.1%-145, 14.9%-39, 3.9%-36, 6.6%-65, 4%-146, 2.6%-67, 4.2%Lexus-36, 8.5%Lexus
Lexus vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lexus by state

Where Lexus concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lexus
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%
Texas share of Lexus's total US births 8.4%
Even split

553 of 6,574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Lexus appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lexus?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 6,574 babies named Lexus. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,149 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,983 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 557 births.
Where does Lexus sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lexus most popular?
Lexus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,408 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Lexus most popular?
The top states for the name Lexus are Texas (553 births), California (433 births), Ohio (285 births).
How long has the name Lexus been used?
The SSA has tracked Lexus since 1990 -- 36 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lexus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lexi, Lexie, Lexis, Lexy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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Nearby Names Like Lexus

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lexus

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lexus

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.

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.