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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1894
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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#11 · 1 in 108
- Delaware#33 · 1 in 156
- Connecticut#41 · 1 in 205
- New Jersey#42 · 1 in 249
- Massachusetts#46 · 1 in 235
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #11 | 32 | 1 in 108 |
| Delaware | #33 | 18 | 1 in 156 |
| Connecticut | #41 | 59 | 1 in 205 |
| New Jersey | #42 | 149 | 1 in 249 |
| Massachusetts | #46 | 108 | 1 in 235 |
| Rhode Island | #55 | 15 | 1 in 193 |
| New York | #58 | 254 | 1 in 364 |
| Illinois | #59 | 174 | 1 in 339 |
| Florida | #66 | 226 | 1 in 370 |
| Colorado | #71 | 65 | 1 in 358 |
| Virginia | #72 | 111 | 1 in 336 |
| Pennsylvania | #77 | 143 | 1 in 372 |
| California | #82 | 476 | 1 in 440 |
| Texas | #85 | 357 | 1 in 467 |
| Maryland | #86 | 68 | 1 in 357 |
| Nevada | #86 | 32 | 1 in 337 |
| Oregon | #87 | 40 | 1 in 387 |
| Arizona | #91 | 74 | 1 in 428 |
| Vermont | #92 | 5 | 1 in 261 |
| Maine | #97 | 11 | 1 in 329 |
| Montana | #102 | 9 | 1 in 332 |
| Minnesota | #108 | 55 | 1 in 449 |
| Washington | #114 | 61 | 1 in 515 |
| Iowa | #115 | 29 | 1 in 447 |
| Indiana | #121 | 57 | 1 in 536 |
| Wisconsin | #123 | 44 | 1 in 525 |
| Ohio | #125 | 96 | 1 in 551 |
| New Mexico | #128 | 14 | 1 in 493 |
| Michigan | #132 | 71 | 1 in 594 |
| Georgia | #135 | 75 | 1 in 643 |
| Missouri | #136 | 45 | 1 in 602 |
| North Carolina | #142 | 70 | 1 in 645 |
| South Carolina | #145 | 30 | 1 in 609 |
| Louisiana | #157 | 33 | 1 in 633 |
| Oklahoma | #174 | 24 | 1 in 703 |
| South Dakota | #176 | 6 | 1 in 526 |
| Kentucky | #184 | 25 | 1 in 739 |
| North Dakota | #188 | 6 | 1 in 565 |
| New Hampshire | #193 | 6 | 1 in 629 |
| Idaho | #195 | 10 | 1 in 644 |
| Utah | #196 | 24 | 1 in 755 |
| Tennessee | #208 | 35 | 1 in 889 |
| Arkansas | #218 | 14 | 1 in 829 |
| Nebraska | #230 | 10 | 1 in 801 |
| Hawaii | #231 | 5 | 1 in 647 |
| Kansas | #251 | 14 | 1 in 926 |
| Alabama | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,382 |
| West Virginia | #327 | 5 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Mississippi | #349 | 8 | 1 in 1,409 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
101 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1894
- Peaked 1995 at #26 (10,160 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 32 yrs · run 1984–2015
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1938–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 169
- 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
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 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 2014
girls
#92
3,316 births · 1 in 539 girls
Top girls' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 539 of them was named Alexandra, which outranked 99.5% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alexandra
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.