girls' name ★ peaked 1993

Alexandria

Meaning Alexander Gender Girl Rank 2025 #474 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros…

Rank 2025
#474
among girls · ↓11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
647
named Alexandria · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,484
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1993
5,042 babies
All-time total
104,778
#364 all-time among girls
First recorded
1902
in Social Security records

Alexandria popularity over time

104,778 babies have been named Alexandria since 1902, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 44 5 49 5 – #1,152
1910s 297 – 297 30 +506% #1,067
1920s 336 5 341 34 +15% #1,237
1930s 176 6 182 18 -47% #1,501
1940s 326 – 326 33 +79% #1,312
1950s 410 – 410 41 +26% #1,329
1960s 726 – 726 73 +77% #951
1970s 1,523 – 1,523 152 +110% #780
1980s 11,650 83 11,733 1,173 +670% #104
1990s 44,095 88 44,183 4,418 +277% #69
2000s 25,936 43 25,979 2,598 -41% #91
2010s 14,302 – 14,302 1,430 -45% #204
2020s (to 2025) 4,727 – 4,727 788 -45% #320

Where Alexandria is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 603 0.38 #490
2027 568 0.35 outside top 500
2028 540 0.34 outside top 500
2029 517 0.32 outside top 500
2030 498 0.31 outside top 500

Where Alexandria is most popular

Girls named Alexandria per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.461 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alexandria born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Nevada 51 1.10 +138%
New Mexico 25 1.03 +123%
Oklahoma 65 0.883 +91%
Kansas 46 0.797 +73%
Arizona 110 0.784 +70%
Arkansas 40 0.757 +64%
Ohio 177 0.746 +62%
Alabama 70 0.746 +62%
Kentucky 63 0.737 +60%
South Carolina 66 0.734 +59%
North Carolina 160 0.703 +52%
Alaska 6 0.697 +51%
West Virginia 18 0.687 +49%
Indiana 96 0.684 +48%
Michigan 124 0.681 +48%
Missouri 78 0.647 +40%
Colorado 72 0.645 +40%
Georgia 145 0.638 +38%
Tennessee 97 0.612 +33%
Florida 256 0.598 +30%
Pennsylvania 139 0.588 +27%
Illinois 132 0.577 +25%
Mississippi 26 0.556 +20%
Washington 80 0.554 +20%
California 432 0.514 +11%
Texas 412 0.512 +11%
Wisconsin 50 0.485 +5%
Virginia 81 0.475 ≈ national
Oregon 30 0.461 ≈ national
Hawaii 5 0.436 -5%
Idaho 14 0.418 -9%
New Jersey 72 0.399 -14%
Utah 33 0.397 -14%
Massachusetts 46 0.380 -18%
Maryland 40 0.377 -18%
New York 142 0.359 -22%
Iowa 20 0.342 -26%
Nebraska 11 0.306 -34%
Minnesota 20 0.185 -60%
Louisiana 11 0.126 -73%
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alexandria

Alexandria is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #474 in 2025 with 647 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1902, 104,778 American babies have been named Alexandria. Its peak came in 1993, when 5,042 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alexandria stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alexandria?

The median living Alexandria is about 27 years old; half are between 19 and 33. An estimated 102 thousand people named Alexandria are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alexandria year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 647 #474 – –
2024 678 #463 – –
2023 760 #403 – –
2022 775 #406 – –
2021 884 #353 – –
2020 983 #320 – –
2019 1,105 #299 – –
2018 1,184 #282 – –
2017 1,249 #257 – –
2016 1,477 #218 – –
2015 1,544 #212 – –
2014 1,609 #211 – –
2013 1,566 #204 – –
2012 1,523 #205 – –
2011 1,530 #205 – –
2010 1,515 #204 – –
2009 1,643 #200 – –
2008 1,794 #189 – –
2007 2,203 #164 – –
2006 2,335 #147 5 #12,121
2005 2,455 #133 5 #11,528
2004 2,653 #125 12 #6,146
2003 2,752 #123 8 #7,867
2002 3,148 #106 – –
2001 3,404 #91 5 #10,614
2000 3,549 #91 8 #7,450
1995 4,772 #72 9 #5,939
1990 3,595 #95 14 #3,976
1985 855 #289 6 #5,803
1980 244 #697 – –
1975 147 #896 – –
1970 134 #949 – –
1965 69 #1,303 – –
1960 49 #1,597 – –
1955 32 #1,878 – –
1950 31 #1,681 – –
1945 37 #1,312 – –
1940 22 #1,682 – –
1935 19 #1,780 – –
1930 27 #1,501 – –
1925 33 #1,410 – –
1920 37 #1,256 – –
1915 33 #1,192 – –
1910 16 #1,113 – –
1905 5 #1,938 5 #1,236
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alexandria

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez American politician and activist (born 1989) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alexandria Mills Alexandria Mills American model and Miss World 2010 b. 1992 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alexandria, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alexandria?

The median living Alexandria is about 27 years old. Half of all living Alexandrias are between 19 and 33 years old.

How many people named Alexandria are alive today?

An estimated 102 thousand people named Alexandria are alive in the United States, based on 104,778 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alexandria mean?

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially…

How popular is the name Alexandria in 2025?

Alexandria ranked #474 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 647 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alexandria?

104,778 babies have been named Alexandria in the United States since 1902, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alexandria most popular?

Alexandria peaked in 1993, when 5,042 newborns received the name.

Is Alexandria a boy or girl name?

Alexandria is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alexandria rising or falling?

Alexandria is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alexandria become more popular?

Alexandria is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 498 girls named Alexandria in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alexandria?

Well-known people named Alexandria include Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (politician), Alexandria Mills (celebrity).

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