Lexus — #6042 US girls' name
6,558 babies named Lexus in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 66% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Lexus was born in this single decade.
557 babies were named Lexus in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lexus
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,558 babies named Lexus between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lexus currently holds the #6042 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 557 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lexus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lexus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 553 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Lexus in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lexus in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,558 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Lexus at a glance
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Current rank
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Lexus popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990
- Peak year (1996)
- 557
- Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
Currently ranks #6042 among girls.
6,558 total births across 35 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
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 3,408 births that decade — 52% of Lexus's all-time total
Lexus decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,408 births
- Runner-up 2,373 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Lexus's strongest decade
3,408 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 247 | 3.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 235 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 232 | 3.5% |
553 of 6,558 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 4.1% 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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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.