How Many People Are Named Lexis?
An estimated 3,282 people in the United States have the first name Lexis. It is predominantly female (98.7%). The average bearer is 24 years old, and Lexis peaked in popularity in 1998 with 223 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lexis 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 Lexis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,282
About 1 in 104,435 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.7% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1998
223 births
Total Registered
3,352
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lexis
Lexis is predominantly female (98.7%), though 44 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lexis as a male name
Ranked #13,435 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 1995 (9 births)
Lexis as a female name
Ranked #12,857 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (217 births)
Lexis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lexis span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,470 babies were registered. Lexis has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lexis by Decade
How has Lexis 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.
Lexis by State
Birth registrations for Lexis span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Virginia, Oregon, Maryland. On average, about 55 Lexiss were registered per state.
Lexis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lexis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lexis
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Lexis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lexis?
We estimate approximately 3,282 people named Lexis 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 104,435 Americans share this first name.
Is Lexis a common name?
Lexis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,352 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lexis most popular?
Lexis reached peak popularity in 1998, when 223 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lexis is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lexis a female name?
Lexis is predominantly female. 98.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lexis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lexis Smith, Lexis Johnson, Lexis 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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