How Many People Are Named Alexandria?
An estimated 100,122 people in the United States have the first name Alexandria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Alexandria peaked in popularity in 1993 with 5,042 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alexandria 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 Alexandria paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alexandria is overwhelmingly female, 230 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
100,122
About 1 in 3,423 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1993
5,042 births
Total Registered
104,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alexandria
Alexandria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 104,116 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Alexandria as a male name
Ranked #12,119 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 1989 (26 births)
Alexandria as a female name
Ranked #463 in 2024
675 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (5,027 births)
Alexandria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alexandria span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 44,182 babies were registered. Alexandria has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Alexandria by Decade
How has Alexandria 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.
Alexandria by State
Birth registrations for Alexandria span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Vermont, North Dakota. On average, about 1,984 Alexandrias were registered per state.
Alexandria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexandria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Alexandria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexandria?
We estimate approximately 100,122 people named Alexandria 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 3,423 Americans share this first name.
Is Alexandria a common name?
Alexandria is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alexandria most popular?
Alexandria reached peak popularity in 1993, when 5,042 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alexandria is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alexandria a female name?
Alexandria is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alexandria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alexandria Smith, Alexandria Johnson, Alexandria 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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