How Many People Are Named Lexa?
An estimated 1,508 people in the United States have the first name Lexa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Lexa peaked in popularity in 2017 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lexa 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 Lexa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,508
About 1 in 227,291 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2017
115 births
Total Registered
1,550
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lexa
Lexa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,550 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lexa as a female name
Ranked #6,273 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (115 births)
Lexa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lexa span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 598 babies were registered. While Lexa is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lexa by Decade
How has Lexa 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.
Lexa by State
Birth registrations for Lexa span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Arizona. On average, about 46 Lexas were registered per state.
Lexa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lexa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lexa
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lexa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lexa?
We estimate approximately 1,508 people named Lexa 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 227,291 Americans share this first name.
Is Lexa a common name?
Lexa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,550 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lexa most popular?
Lexa reached peak popularity in 2017, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lexa is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lexa a female name?
Lexa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lexa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lexa Smith, Lexa Johnson, Lexa 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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