Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Lexie

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #1,357 Trend ↓ Falling 35%

A diminutive of the female given names Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra, and Alexandria.

Rank 2025
#1,357
among girls · ↓224 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
163
named Lexie · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,861
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
647 babies
All-time total
17,225
#1,189 all-time among girls
First recorded
1886
in Social Security records

Lexie popularity over time

17,225 babies have been named Lexie since 1886, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 13 – 13 1 – #951
1890s 119 6 125 13 +862% #716
1900s 180 6 186 19 +49% #735
1910s 403 77 480 48 +158% #844
1920s 439 80 519 52 +8% #1,027
1930s 259 78 337 34 -35% #1,336
1940s 236 55 291 29 -14% #1,375
1950s 263 67 330 33 +13% #1,538
1960s 153 36 189 19 -43% #2,342
1970s 141 11 152 15 -20% #2,701
1980s 455 5 460 46 +203% #1,887
1990s 2,478 5 2,483 248 +440% #524
2000s 5,390 10 5,400 540 +117% #499
2010s 4,802 – 4,802 480 -11% #467
2020s (to 2025) 1,458 – 1,458 243 -49% #906

Where Lexie 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 151 0.09 outside top 500
2027 142 0.09 outside top 500
2028 134 0.08 outside top 500
2029 128 0.08 outside top 500
2030 123 0.08 outside top 500

Where Lexie is most popular

Girls named Lexie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.145 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, 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 Lexie 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
Utah 25 0.300 +108%
Idaho 10 0.299 +107%
California 216 0.257 +78%
Texas 173 0.215 +49%
Washington 27 0.187 +29%
Arizona 24 0.171 +18%
Georgia 36 0.158 +10%
Nevada 7 0.151 ≈ national
New Jersey 26 0.144 ≈ national
Florida 60 0.140 ≈ national
Kansas 8 0.139 ≈ national
Missouri 15 0.124 -14%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 -15%
Indiana 16 0.114 -21%
New York 45 0.114 -21%
North Carolina 25 0.110 -24%
Oregon 7 0.108 -26%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -26%
Wisconsin 11 0.107 -26%
Illinois 23 0.100 -31%
Tennessee 15 0.095 -35%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -35%
Colorado 10 0.090 -38%
Ohio 21 0.089 -39%
Iowa 5 0.086 -41%
South Carolina 7 0.078 -46%
Virginia 13 0.076 -47%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -53%
Alabama 5 0.053 -63%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -71%
Michigan 7 0.038 -73%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Lexie

Lexie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,357 in 2025 with 163 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1886, 17,225 American babies have been named Lexie. Its peak came in 2010, when 647 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Lexie?

The median living Lexie is about 18 years old; half are between 12 and 25. An estimated 15 thousand people named Lexie are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Lexie 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 163 #1,357 – –
2024 214 #1,133 – –
2023 216 #1,128 – –
2022 281 #956 – –
2021 299 #906 – –
2020 285 #914 – –
2019 307 #876 – –
2018 349 #783 – –
2017 352 #782 – –
2016 384 #743 – –
2015 401 #712 – –
2014 545 #561 – –
2013 609 #493 – –
2012 583 #521 – –
2011 625 #474 – –
2010 647 #467 – –
2009 607 #499 – –
2008 620 #503 5 #13,781
2007 640 #503 – –
2006 575 #526 – –
2005 490 #581 – –
2004 530 #539 – –
2003 488 #573 – –
2002 488 #556 5 #11,764
2001 480 #548 – –
2000 472 #555 – –
1995 247 #804 – –
1990 76 #1,871 – –
1985 47 #2,214 – –
1980 39 #2,472 – –
1975 11 #5,349 – –
1970 10 #5,260 – –
1965 10 #4,365 – –
1960 26 #2,342 6 #3,891
1955 28 #2,046 – –
1950 37 #1,538 10 #2,517
1945 26 #1,635 – –
1940 18 #1,933 – –
1935 22 #1,634 8 #2,845
1930 33 #1,336 13 #2,246
1925 54 #1,027 6 #3,994
1920 48 #1,082 7 #3,681
1915 57 #868 7 #3,249
1910 24 #886 8 #1,265
1905 12 #1,132 – –
1900 15 #997 – –
1895 11 #1,026 – –
1890 6 #1,282 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lexie?

The median living Lexie is about 18 years old. Half of all living Lexies are between 12 and 25 years old.

How many people named Lexie are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Lexie are alive in the United States, based on 17,225 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lexie mean?

A diminutive of the female given names Alexis, Alexia, Alexandra, and Alexandria.

How popular is the name Lexie in 2025?

Lexie ranked #1,357 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 163 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lexie?

17,225 babies have been named Lexie in the United States since 1886, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lexie most popular?

Lexie peaked in 2010, when 647 newborns received the name.

Is Lexie a boy or girl name?

Lexie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lexie rising or falling?

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

Will Lexie become more popular?

Lexie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 123 girls named Lexie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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