Alexa

Girls

Best rank #100 (2015) · ranked in 1 years

First charting in 2015, Alexa peaked at #100 in 2015.

It held near #100 between 2015 and 2015.

The latest tally (2025) shows no ranking for Alexa in the top spots.

6,067 newborns received the name Alexa in 2015, its peak year.

Alexa was most popular around 2015, making it characteristic of the 2010s generation.

Rank by year

  1. 20151006,067

Similar names

Names similar to Alexa include Ava, Alexander, Amelia, which share a starting letter or overlapping popularity. Compare their rank trajectories below.

Where Alexa is most popular

In 2025, Alexa was recorded in 15 of the 51 US jurisdictions the SSA reports on, with 189 births nationwide.

The largest share came from Texas at 46 births, 24.3% of the national total, where it ranked #1299 that year.

By census region the name skews South, which accounts for 45.5% of Alexa births, against 9.5% Northeast, 22.8% Midwest, 22.2% West.

State rankings spread more than the national figure suggests: Alexa placed as high as #1133 in Kansas and as low as #2756 in New York.

The 36 jurisdictions without a figure are not zeros. SSA withholds any name with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given state and year to protect privacy.

Top states, 2025

  1. 1Texas46 · #1299 there
  2. 2California42 · #1375 there
  3. 3Florida22 · #1425 there
  4. 4Illinois14 · #1280 there
  5. 5New York8 · #2756 there

Share by census region

  • Northeast9.5%
  • Midwest22.8%
  • South45.5%
  • West22.2%

Shares are of this name's national total, not of each state's births. SSA withholds any name under 5 occurrences per state and year. Browse all states

Frequently asked questions

Is Alexa a popular name?
Alexa reached a best rank of #100 in 2015 and has charted in 1 year.
Where does Alexa rank now?
Alexa does not appear in the top ranks in the most recent data (2025).
Is Alexa a boy or girl name?
It is recorded primarily as a girls' name.
When was Alexa most popular?
Alexa peaked around 2015.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) - Popular Baby Names (national)