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Alexa

Girl

Meaning of Alexa: Greek: 'defending men'

Alexa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1000th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1000

243 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

131,835

First recorded 1916 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 222 babies1982: 215 babies1983: 219 babies1984: 214 babies1985: 200 babies1986: 503 babies1987: 830 babies1988: 925 babies1989: 1,310 babies1990: 2,139 babies19901991: 2,487 babies1992: 2,240 babies1993: 3,048 babies1994: 3,459 babies1995: 3,359 babies1996: 3,266 babies1997: 3,096 babies1998: 3,622 babies1999: 3,652 babies2000: 3,682 babies20002001: 3,909 babies2002: 4,407 babies2003: 4,604 babies2004: 4,468 babies2005: 4,674 babies2006: 6,125 babies2007: 5,794 babies2008: 5,239 babies2009: 5,318 babies2010: 5,050 babies20102011: 4,518 babies2012: 4,297 babies2013: 4,113 babies2014: 4,256 babies2015: 6,067 babies2016: 4,780 babies2017: 3,901 babies2018: 3,076 babies2019: 2,008 babies2020: 1,290 babies20202021: 708 babies2022: 577 babies2023: 492 babies2024: 349 babies2025: 243 babies
US babies named Alexa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,125.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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