How Many People Are Named Alexa?
An estimated 128,800 people in the United States have the first name Alexa. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #418 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Alexa peaked in popularity in 2006 with 6,125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alexa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alexa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alexa is overwhelmingly female, 284 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
128,800
About 1 in 2,661 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2006
6,125 births
Total Registered
131,588
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alexa
Alexa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 131,588 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Alexa as a male name
Ranked #12,109 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2004 (28 births)
Alexa as a female name
Ranked #806 in 2024
348 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (6,117 births)
Alexa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alexa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 48,218 babies were registered. Alexa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alexa by Decade
How has Alexa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alexa by State
Birth registrations for Alexa span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Alaska, Wyoming. On average, about 2,529 Alexas were registered per state.
Alexa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alexa
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alexa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexa?
We estimate approximately 128,800 people named Alexa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,661 Americans share this first name.
Is Alexa a common name?
Alexa is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 131,588 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alexa most popular?
Alexa reached peak popularity in 2006, when 6,125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alexa is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alexa a female name?
Alexa is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alexa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alexa Smith, Alexa Johnson, Alexa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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