girls' name ★ peaked 2002

Alexia

Meaning A female given name from Ancient Greek Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,040 Trend ↓ Falling 37%

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Rank 2025
#1,040
among girls · ↓156 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
239
named Alexia · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,725
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2002
2,697 babies
All-time total
46,236
#622 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Alexia popularity over time

46,236 babies have been named Alexia since 1916, 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 – – – – – –
1910s 12 – 12 1 – #3,559
1920s 34 – 34 3 +183% #3,397
1930s 15 – 15 2 -56% #4,217
1940s 105 – 105 11 +600% #2,201
1950s 181 – 181 18 +72% #2,108
1960s 385 – 385 39 +113% #1,465
1970s 751 – 751 75 +95% #1,111
1980s 2,003 10 2,013 201 +168% #648
1990s 9,039 – 9,039 904 +349% #188
2000s 21,237 34 21,271 2,127 +135% #128
2010s 10,525 – 10,525 1,053 -51% #175
2020s (to 2025) 1,905 – 1,905 318 -70% #732

Where Alexia 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 220 0.14 outside top 500
2027 205 0.13 outside top 500
2028 193 0.12 outside top 500
2029 183 0.11 outside top 500
2030 175 0.11 outside top 500

Where Alexia is most popular

Girls named Alexia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.189 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and California.

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 Alexia 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
Arizona 81 0.577 +206%
Texas 271 0.337 +78%
California 272 0.324 +71%
Florida 119 0.278 +47%
Maryland 29 0.274 +45%
Nevada 12 0.258 +37%
Illinois 57 0.249 +32%
North Carolina 51 0.224 +19%
New York 88 0.222 +18%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +9%
New Jersey 37 0.205 +9%
Washington 29 0.201 +6%
Virginia 32 0.188 ≈ national
Tennessee 29 0.183 ≈ national
Georgia 41 0.180 ≈ national
Massachusetts 20 0.165 -12%
Utah 10 0.120 -36%
Pennsylvania 28 0.118 -37%
Missouri 13 0.108 -43%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -50%
Kansas 5 0.087 -54%
Michigan 13 0.071 -62%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -64%
Ohio 14 0.059 -69%
Colorado 6 0.054 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Alexia

Alexia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,040 in 2025 with 239 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 46,236 American babies have been named Alexia. Its peak came in 2002, when 2,697 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Alexia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alexia?

The median living Alexia is about 21 years old; half are between 15 and 26. An estimated 46 thousand people named Alexia are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

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

Alexia 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 239 #1,040 – –
2024 305 #884 – –
2023 342 #815 – –
2022 337 #831 – –
2021 309 #881 – –
2020 373 #732 – –
2019 471 #632 – –
2018 604 #519 – –
2017 771 #412 – –
2016 868 #378 – –
2015 1,019 #319 – –
2014 1,224 #270 – –
2013 1,833 #175 – –
2012 1,288 #251 – –
2011 1,150 #277 – –
2010 1,297 #245 – –
2009 1,474 #220 – –
2008 1,610 #213 – –
2007 1,946 #179 – –
2006 2,132 #165 6 #10,725
2005 2,126 #160 5 #11,529
2004 2,449 #132 9 #7,554
2003 2,495 #133 8 #7,868
2002 2,691 #128 6 #9,434
2001 2,295 #143 – –
2000 2,019 #165 – –
1995 912 #304 – –
1990 422 #559 – –
1985 154 #987 – –
1980 143 #1,016 5 #6,275
1975 105 #1,111 – –
1970 46 #1,877 – –
1965 47 #1,635 – –
1960 32 #2,014 – –
1955 26 #2,108 – –
1950 17 #2,437 – –
1945 14 #2,340 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 5 #4,217 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alexia

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

  1. 1 Alexia Putellas Alexia Putellas Spanish footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alexia Fast Alexia Fast Canadian actress (born 1992) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alexia Alexia Italian singer (born 1967) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alexia?

The median living Alexia is about 21 years old. Half of all living Alexias are between 15 and 26 years old.

How many people named Alexia are alive today?

An estimated 46 thousand people named Alexia are alive in the United States, based on 46,236 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alexia mean?

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

How popular is the name Alexia in 2025?

Alexia ranked #1,040 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 239 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alexia?

46,236 babies have been named Alexia in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alexia most popular?

Alexia peaked in 2002, when 2,697 newborns received the name.

Is Alexia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Alexia rising or falling?

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

Will Alexia become more popular?

Alexia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 175 girls named Alexia 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 Alexia?

Well-known people named Alexia include Alexia Putellas (soccer player), Alexia Fast (actor), Alexia (singer).

Names like Alexia

Names that sound and feel close to Alexia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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