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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- District of Columbia#9 · 1 in 78
- Rhode Island#17 · 1 in 81
- New Jersey#18 · 1 in 110
- Colorado#20 · 1 in 135
- Arizona#20 · 1 in 149
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #9 | 45 | 1 in 78 |
| Rhode Island | #17 | 51 | 1 in 81 |
| New Jersey | #18 | 378 | 1 in 110 |
| Arizona | #20 | 196 | 1 in 149 |
| Colorado | #20 | 165 | 1 in 135 |
| Connecticut | #21 | 164 | 1 in 95 |
| Nevada | #21 | 66 | 1 in 138 |
| Florida | #22 | 523 | 1 in 142 |
| Maryland | #22 | 183 | 1 in 131 |
| Massachusetts | #22 | 274 | 1 in 116 |
| New York | #22 | 684 | 1 in 147 |
| Idaho | #25 | 43 | 1 in 137 |
| New Mexico | #25 | 59 | 1 in 143 |
| Illinois | #26 | 445 | 1 in 158 |
| Minnesota | #28 | 188 | 1 in 134 |
| North Dakota | #28 | 24 | 1 in 111 |
| Texas | #28 | 713 | 1 in 201 |
| California | #29 | 1,100 | 1 in 201 |
| Pennsylvania | #29 | 373 | 1 in 156 |
| Virginia | #29 | 229 | 1 in 148 |
| Washington | #30 | 165 | 1 in 177 |
| Michigan | #32 | 295 | 1 in 175 |
| New Hampshire | #32 | 36 | 1 in 134 |
| Ohio | #32 | 343 | 1 in 180 |
| Wisconsin | #32 | 156 | 1 in 162 |
| Oregon | #33 | 92 | 1 in 179 |
| Delaware | #34 | 24 | 1 in 131 |
| Alaska | #38 | 17 | 1 in 152 |
| South Dakota | #39 | 19 | 1 in 153 |
| Indiana | #41 | 173 | 1 in 191 |
| Iowa | #41 | 75 | 1 in 187 |
| Montana | #41 | 20 | 1 in 143 |
| Nebraska | #42 | 47 | 1 in 172 |
| Georgia | #43 | 186 | 1 in 239 |
| Oklahoma | #46 | 79 | 1 in 214 |
| Louisiana | #49 | 92 | 1 in 238 |
| Kentucky | #50 | 90 | 1 in 227 |
| Missouri | #50 | 143 | 1 in 208 |
| North Carolina | #50 | 169 | 1 in 249 |
| Hawaii | #51 | 18 | 1 in 211 |
| Vermont | #51 | 12 | 1 in 161 |
| Kansas | #53 | 60 | 1 in 216 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 34 | 1 in 215 |
| Maine | #64 | 22 | 1 in 211 |
| Tennessee | #65 | 99 | 1 in 308 |
| Utah | #69 | 57 | 1 in 290 |
| Alabama | #75 | 62 | 1 in 336 |
| Mississippi | #76 | 36 | 1 in 338 |
| South Carolina | #76 | 49 | 1 in 343 |
| Wyoming | #82 | 6 | 1 in 218 |
| Arkansas | #97 | 29 | 1 in 410 |
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 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 205 of them was named Alexandra, which outranked 99.8% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 106,187 of them was named Alexandra, which outranked 66.0% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,708Zakee19
- #3,708Zeb19
- #3,708Zebulun19
- #3,849Alexandra18
- #3,849Adi18
- #3,849Aleksei18
- #3,849Alistair18
- #4,019Akshar17
- #4,019Albino17
- #4,019Alessio17
Tied with 169 names at #3,849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.