Alexandra
#237 for girls in 2025, 1,314 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #12,146
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1995 · 10,160 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 32 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 245,451since 1894
Alexandra over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #237 | 1,314 | — | |
| 2024 | #221 | 1,390 | — | |
| 2023 | #204 | 1,473 | — | |
| 2022 | #190 | 1,552 | — | |
| 2021 | #169 | 1,726 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #138 | 1,966 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #130 | 2,133 | — | |
| 2018 | #125 | 2,410 | — | |
| 2017 | #120 | 2,607 | — | |
| 2016 | #110 | 2,855 | — | |
| 2015 | #100 | 3,007 | — | |
| 2014 | #92 | 3,316 | — | |
| 2013 | #82 | 3,509 | #8,789 | 8 |
| 2012 | #76 | 3,483 | — | |
| 2011 | #76 | 3,630 | — | |
| 2010 | #64 | 4,021 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #69 | 4,166 | #10,994 | 6 |
| 2008 | #61 | 4,612 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #49 | 5,354 | #6,262 | 13 |
| 2006 | #40 | 6,101 | #4,675 | 19 |
| 2005 | #37 | 6,319 | #5,578 | 14 |
| 2004 | #37 | 6,625 | #3,534 | 26 |
| 2003 | #38 | 6,545 | #3,976 | 21 |
| 2002 | #38 | 6,936 | #4,322 | 18 |
| 2001 | #38 | 7,045 | #3,512 | 24 |
| 2000 | #36 | 7,550 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | #32 | 8,163 | #3,480 | 22 |
| 1998 | #27 | 8,608 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #30 | 8,752 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1996 | #26 | 10,025 | #2,590 | 29 |
| 1995 | #26 | 10,160 | #2,847 | 25 |
| 1994 | #28 | 10,226 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1993 | #28 | 10,683 | #2,123 | 37 |
| 1992 | #29 | 10,221 | #2,046 | 38 |
| 1991 | #36 | 9,460 | #2,406 | 29 |
| 1990 | #37 | 8,508 | #1,615 | 51 |
| 1989 | #43 | 7,680 | #1,037 | 99 |
| 1988 | #49 | 6,972 | #1,645 | 43 |
| 1987 | #59 | 5,220 | #1,864 | 34 |
| 1986 | #72 | 3,808 | #1,917 | 31 |
| 1985 | #92 | 3,017 | #2,293 | 23 |
| 1984 | #96 | 2,814 | #2,232 | 23 |
| 1983 | #163 | 1,699 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #180 | 1,527 | #3,482 | 12 |
| 1981 | #220 | 1,207 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #284 | 873 | #3,256 | 13 |
| 1979 | #290 | 827 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #302 | 764 | — | |
| 1977 | #317 | 745 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #324 | 691 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #314 | 723 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #319 | 708 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #330 | 675 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #354 | 624 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #389 | 577 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #380 | 626 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #405 | 549 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #408 | 522 | — | |
| 1967 | #483 | 385 | — | |
| 1966 | #531 | 316 | — | |
| 1965 | #542 | 306 | — | |
| 1964 | #573 | 295 | — | |
| 1963 | #657 | 236 | — | |
| 1962 | #705 | 215 | — | |
| 1961 | #708 | 217 | — | |
| 1960 | #715 | 203 | — | |
| 1959 | #719 | 194 | — | |
| 1958 | #761 | 171 | — | |
| 1957 | #754 | 175 | — | |
| 1956 | #736 | 172 | — | |
| 1955 | #754 | 158 | — | |
| 1954 | #714 | 167 | — | |
| 1953 | #760 | 144 | — | |
| 1952 | #699 | 164 | — | |
| 1951 | #753 | 136 | — | |
| 1950 | #803 | 117 | — | |
| 1949 | #683 | 150 | — | |
| 1948 | #753 | 128 | — | |
| 1947 | #697 | 147 | — | |
| 1946 | #698 | 133 | — | |
| 1945 | #692 | 116 | — | |
| 1944 | #681 | 120 | — | |
| 1943 | #681 | 124 | — | |
| 1942 | #679 | 120 | — | |
| 1941 | #894 | 67 | — | |
| 1940 | #894 | 64 | — | |
| 1939 | #857 | 67 | — | |
| 1938 | #866 | 66 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,035 | 47 | — | |
| 1936 | #941 | 53 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,031 | 45 | — | |
| 1934 | #993 | 48 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,085 | 41 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,448 | 27 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,941 | 17 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,320 | 33 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,469 | 29 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,233 | 40 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,220 | 40 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,252 | 39 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,258 | 40 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,174 | 43 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,366 | 34 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,136 | 45 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,090 | 45 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,061 | 47 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,040 | 46 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,026 | 45 | — | |
| 1915 | #944 | 49 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,003 | 35 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,117 | 22 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,298 | 9 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,202 | 8 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Alexandra! It came in at #1,485, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1901, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Alexandra is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Rhode Island#7 · 1 in 58
- Connecticut#13 · 1 in 87
- New Jersey#13 · 1 in 100
- Massachusetts#14 · 1 in 88
- Colorado#14 · 1 in 115
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #7 | 74 | 1 in 58 |
| Connecticut | #13 | 188 | 1 in 87 |
| New Jersey | #13 | 423 | 1 in 100 |
| Colorado | #14 | 183 | 1 in 115 |
| Massachusetts | #14 | 366 | 1 in 88 |
| District of Columbia | #15 | 44 | 1 in 81 |
| Maryland | #17 | 232 | 1 in 107 |
| New York | #18 | 813 | 1 in 128 |
| Minnesota | #19 | 225 | 1 in 110 |
| Nevada | #20 | 71 | 1 in 116 |
| New Hampshire | #20 | 54 | 1 in 93 |
| North Dakota | #20 | 32 | 1 in 94 |
| Washington | #20 | 192 | 1 in 149 |
| Vermont | #21 | 22 | 1 in 87 |
| Arizona | #22 | 208 | 1 in 137 |
| Florida | #23 | 550 | 1 in 132 |
| Illinois | #23 | 485 | 1 in 147 |
| Wisconsin | #23 | 206 | 1 in 123 |
| Oregon | #24 | 117 | 1 in 142 |
| Pennsylvania | #24 | 498 | 1 in 122 |
| Delaware | #25 | 33 | 1 in 96 |
| Ohio | #28 | 428 | 1 in 145 |
| Texas | #28 | 771 | 1 in 181 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 13 | 1 in 104 |
| California | #29 | 1,242 | 1 in 185 |
| Virginia | #29 | 233 | 1 in 147 |
| Louisiana | #30 | 145 | 1 in 149 |
| Michigan | #30 | 332 | 1 in 157 |
| Montana | #30 | 25 | 1 in 119 |
| New Mexico | #33 | 58 | 1 in 150 |
| South Dakota | #33 | 26 | 1 in 119 |
| Kansas | #34 | 89 | 1 in 140 |
| Hawaii | #35 | 26 | 1 in 161 |
| Idaho | #37 | 37 | 1 in 156 |
| Indiana | #38 | 189 | 1 in 174 |
| Iowa | #39 | 95 | 1 in 150 |
| Missouri | #39 | 175 | 1 in 169 |
| Oklahoma | #40 | 86 | 1 in 186 |
| Alaska | #42 | 17 | 1 in 148 |
| North Carolina | #44 | 184 | 1 in 214 |
| Utah | #47 | 79 | 1 in 193 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 45 | 1 in 181 |
| Georgia | #49 | 182 | 1 in 228 |
| Tennessee | #49 | 131 | 1 in 226 |
| Kentucky | #50 | 92 | 1 in 213 |
| Maine | #51 | 28 | 1 in 171 |
| South Carolina | #51 | 70 | 1 in 232 |
| West Virginia | #53 | 40 | 1 in 190 |
| Alabama | #54 | 84 | 1 in 245 |
| Arkansas | #61 | 49 | 1 in 239 |
| Mississippi | #68 | 38 | 1 in 305 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alexandra
- 16 spots since 2024 (#221 → #237)
- 99 spots since 2020 (#138 → #237)
- 137 spots since 2015 (#100 → #237)
- Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1942 (#894 → #679)
- Biggest drop: 120 spots in 1950 (#683 → #803)
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1995 at #26 (10,160 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1984–2015
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1938–2025
- Highest: 1 in 169 girls born in 1993 were named Alexandra (0.59%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,223 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #26 in 1995, was only 1 in 173 (0.58%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 38.6% of all girls named Alexandra (94,806) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 13 | #1,202 (1895) | #1,344 |
| 1900s | 58 | #1,133 (1902) | #1,431 |
| 1910s | 327 | #944 (1915) | #1,163 |
| 1920s | 370 | #1,136 (1921) | #1,299 |
| 1930s | 444 | #857 (1939) | #1,152 |
| 1940s | 1,169 | #679 (1942) | #735 |
| 1950s | 1,598 | #699 (1952) | #745 |
| 1960s | 3,244 | #405 (1969) | #573 |
| 1970s | 6,960 | #290 (1979) | #332 |
| 1980s | 34,817 | #43 (1989) | #126 |
| 1990s | 94,806 | #26 (1995) | #30 |
| 2000s | 61,253 | #36 (2000) | #44 |
| 2010s | 30,971 | #64 (2010) | #98 |
| 2020s | 9,421 | #138 (2020) | #193 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alexandra in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 175 of them was named Alexandra, which outranked 99.8% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 65,321 of them was named Alexandra, which outranked 75.4% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,535Tyreese30
- #2,535Yuri30
- #2,535Zamir30
- #2,590Alexandra29
- #2,590Aakash29
- #2,590Abrahan29
- #2,590Aleksandar29
- #2,679Aamir28
- #2,679Abe28
- #2,679Alante28
Tied with 88 names at #2,590; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.