Alexandria
#474 for girls in 2025, 647 births · Last seen for boys in 2006 at #12,055
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1993 · 5,027 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 104,548since 1902
Alexandria 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 | #474 | 647 | — | |
| 2024 | #463 | 678 | — | |
| 2023 | #403 | 760 | — | |
| 2022 | #406 | 775 | — | |
| 2021 | #353 | 884 | — | |
| 2020 | #320 | 983 | — | |
| 2019 | #299 | 1,105 | — | |
| 2018 | #282 | 1,184 | — | |
| 2017 | #257 | 1,249 | — | |
| 2016 | #218 | 1,477 | — | |
| 2015 | #212 | 1,544 | — | |
| 2014 | #211 | 1,609 | — | |
| 2013 | #204 | 1,566 | — | |
| 2012 | #205 | 1,523 | — | |
| 2011 | #205 | 1,530 | — | |
| 2010 | #204 | 1,515 | — | |
| 2009 | #200 | 1,643 | — | |
| 2008 | #189 | 1,794 | — | |
| 2007 | #164 | 2,203 | — | |
| 2006 | #147 | 2,335 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #133 | 2,455 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #125 | 2,653 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #123 | 2,752 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #106 | 3,148 | — | |
| 2001 | #91 | 3,404 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #91 | 3,549 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #83 | 3,789 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #81 | 4,009 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #78 | 4,234 | — | |
| 1996 | #77 | 4,563 | — | |
| 1995 | #72 | 4,772 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #73 | 4,840 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #69 | 5,027 | #4,020 | 15 |
| 1992 | #73 | 4,796 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #78 | 4,470 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #95 | 3,595 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #104 | 3,059 | #2,469 | 26 |
| 1988 | #124 | 2,275 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #179 | 1,554 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #232 | 1,120 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #289 | 855 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #285 | 848 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1983 | #398 | 551 | — | |
| 1982 | #390 | 592 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #404 | 552 | — | |
| 1980 | #697 | 244 | — | |
| 1979 | #836 | 186 | — | |
| 1978 | #780 | 196 | — | |
| 1977 | #959 | 144 | — | |
| 1976 | #903 | 146 | — | |
| 1975 | #896 | 147 | — | |
| 1974 | #841 | 156 | — | |
| 1973 | #934 | 130 | — | |
| 1972 | #912 | 136 | — | |
| 1971 | #895 | 148 | — | |
| 1970 | #949 | 134 | — | |
| 1969 | #951 | 126 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,166 | 86 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,103 | 89 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,178 | 82 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,302 | 69 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,593 | 51 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,330 | 69 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,540 | 53 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,568 | 52 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,578 | 46 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,705 | 40 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,329 | 61 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,877 | 32 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,505 | 45 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,565 | 39 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,383 | 46 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,489 | 38 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,313 | 49 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,633 | 34 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,312 | 37 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,387 | 34 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,446 | 29 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,514 | 25 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,779 | 19 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,499 | 27 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,366 | 32 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,262 | 38 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,409 | 33 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,409 | 34 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,245 | 39 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #1,464 | 31 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,237 | 39 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,255 | 37 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,103 | 44 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,147 | 38 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,080 | 31 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,067 | 26 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,110 | 16 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Alexandria! It came in at #1,594, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1903, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Alexandria is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oregon#108 · 1 in 567
- Florida#126 · 1 in 738
- Arizona#128 · 1 in 698
- Alaska#130 · 1 in 511
- Nevada#135 · 1 in 590
Best ever in a state: #30 in Wyoming, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #108 | 27 | 1 in 567 |
| Florida | #126 | 94 | 1 in 738 |
| Arizona | #128 | 35 | 1 in 698 |
| Alaska | #130 | 7 | 1 in 511 |
| Nevada | #135 | 9 | 1 in 590 |
| New Mexico | #136 | 15 | 1 in 634 |
| California | #140 | 271 | 1 in 794 |
| Texas | #145 | 157 | 1 in 821 |
| Ohio | #149 | 76 | 1 in 891 |
| Missouri | #150 | 35 | 1 in 893 |
| Kansas | #153 | 18 | 1 in 789 |
| Iowa | #156 | 18 | 1 in 868 |
| Massachusetts | #161 | 37 | 1 in 970 |
| Nebraska | #161 | 11 | 1 in 839 |
| Colorado | #169 | 23 | 1 in 913 |
| Georgia | #169 | 40 | 1 in 980 |
| New York | #169 | 116 | 1 in 964 |
| Illinois | #170 | 73 | 1 in 994 |
| Michigan | #171 | 58 | 1 in 999 |
| Connecticut | #176 | 18 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Washington | #176 | 28 | 1 in 971 |
| Mississippi | #186 | 14 | 1 in 950 |
| Kentucky | #187 | 18 | 1 in 1,160 |
| North Carolina | #192 | 32 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Utah | #196 | 14 | 1 in 957 |
| Arkansas | #197 | 11 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Alabama | #202 | 18 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Indiana | #203 | 25 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Pennsylvania | #204 | 55 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Wisconsin | #204 | 21 | 1 in 1,379 |
| South Carolina | #207 | 16 | 1 in 1,136 |
| Hawaii | #208 | 6 | 1 in 808 |
| Maryland | #209 | 21 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Tennessee | #212 | 22 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Minnesota | #251 | 16 | 1 in 1,687 |
| New Jersey | #252 | 27 | 1 in 1,614 |
| Oklahoma | #281 | 11 | 1 in 1,629 |
| Virginia | #287 | 19 | 1 in 1,828 |
| Louisiana | #422 | 10 | 1 in 2,631 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Alexandria
- 11 spots since 2024 (#463 → #474)
- 154 spots since 2020 (#320 → #474)
- 262 spots since 2015 (#212 → #474)
- Biggest jump: 293 spots in 1981 (#697 → #404)
- Biggest drop: 60 spots in 2024 (#403 → #463)
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 1993 at #69 (5,027 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1990–2001
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1969–2025
- Highest: 1 in 360 girls born in 1993 were named Alexandria (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,484 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 42.2% of all girls named Alexandria (44,095) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 44 | #1,152 (1909) | #1,611 |
| 1910s | 297 | #1,067 (1913) | #1,168 |
| 1920s | 336 | #1,237 (1921) | #1,376 |
| 1930s | 176 | #1,499 (1930) | #1,970 |
| 1940s | 326 | #1,312 (1945) | #1,513 |
| 1950s | 410 | #1,329 (1956) | #1,615 |
| 1960s | 726 | #951 (1969) | #1,333 |
| 1970s | 1,523 | #780 (1978) | #891 |
| 1980s | 11,650 | #104 (1989) | #310 |
| 1990s | 44,095 | #69 (1993) | #78 |
| 2000s | 25,936 | #91 (2000) | #137 |
| 2010s | 14,302 | #204 (2013) | #230 |
| 2020s | 4,727 | #320 (2020) | #403 |
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.
Alexandria in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,119 of them was named Alexandria, which outranked 98.7% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 124,466 of them was named Alexandria, which outranked 60.7% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,072Young16
- #3,072Ziad16
- #3,072Zubair16
- #3,201Alexandria15
- #3,201Abdiel15
- #3,201Adriana15
- #3,201Alston15
- #3,339Aaren14
- #3,339Adolphus14
- #3,339Adrienne14
Tied with 137 names at #3,201; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.