Alexa Girl
How popular is Alexa?
#1,029 girl name in 2025
243 baby girls were named Alexa in the US in 2025, making it the 1029th most popular girl name.
130,166living people named Alexa (est.)
20median age of people named Alexa
131,835babies named Alexa since 1880
1 in 13,643US babies born in 2025
Alexa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,029 for girls (▼ 223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 243 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-96% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #32 in 2015, #230 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (6,117 girls) |
| Highest rank | #32 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1916 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Alexa is most popular
Babies named Alexa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.6 per 1,000 (476 girls)
- Arizona: 0.5 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (437 girls)
- Maryland: 0.5 per 1,000 (49 girls)
- Delaware: 0.4 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Alexa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | #4,415 |
| 1920s | 45 | #3,115 |
| 1930s | 17 | #3,433 |
| 1940s | 219 | #1,326 |
| 1950s | 409 | #1,253 |
| 1960s | 441 | #1,231 |
| 1970s | 1,564 | #690 |
| 1980s | 4,785 | #203 |
| 1990s | 30,294 | #89 |
| 2000s | 48,114 | #39 |
| 2010s | 41,999 | #32 |
| 2020s | 3,654 | #230 |
Girl names about as popular as Alexa
Questions
- Is Alexa a boy or girl name?
- Alexa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Alexa were girls.
- How popular is the name Alexa?
- 243 baby girls were named Alexa in the US in 2025, making it the 1029th most popular girl name.
- When was Alexa most popular?
- Alexa peaked in 2006, when 6,117 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #32 in 2015.
- How many people are named Alexa?
- 131,835 babies have been named Alexa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 130,166 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Alexa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alexa was most common in Texas, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.