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
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- 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
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.
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| 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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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1902
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 2002
- 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
- Wyoming#44 · 1 in 138
- Mississippi#46 · 1 in 236
- West Virginia#55 · 1 in 223
- Delaware#57 · 1 in 190
- Alabama#60 · 1 in 291
Best ever in a state: #30 in Wyoming, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #44 | 9 | 1 in 138 |
| Mississippi | #46 | 48 | 1 in 236 |
| West Virginia | #55 | 32 | 1 in 223 |
| Delaware | #57 | 16 | 1 in 190 |
| Alabama | #60 | 67 | 1 in 291 |
| Tennessee | #66 | 92 | 1 in 326 |
| Missouri | #68 | 93 | 1 in 300 |
| Oklahoma | #75 | 47 | 1 in 353 |
| Arkansas | #76 | 38 | 1 in 311 |
| Nebraska | #76 | 27 | 1 in 307 |
| Ohio | #77 | 155 | 1 in 375 |
| Michigan | #78 | 137 | 1 in 356 |
| Wisconsin | #80 | 70 | 1 in 355 |
| North Carolina | #82 | 102 | 1 in 426 |
| Kansas | #86 | 37 | 1 in 364 |
| Kentucky | #86 | 52 | 1 in 371 |
| Georgia | #88 | 114 | 1 in 425 |
| South Dakota | #90 | 10 | 1 in 295 |
| Montana | #91 | 9 | 1 in 305 |
| Oregon | #94 | 40 | 1 in 401 |
| Florida | #95 | 167 | 1 in 461 |
| Indiana | #95 | 75 | 1 in 430 |
| Rhode Island | #95 | 12 | 1 in 326 |
| Illinois | #99 | 151 | 1 in 455 |
| South Carolina | #100 | 38 | 1 in 434 |
| Colorado | #101 | 58 | 1 in 428 |
| Maine | #101 | 12 | 1 in 367 |
| Washington | #107 | 59 | 1 in 482 |
| Arizona | #108 | 72 | 1 in 451 |
| Texas | #108 | 320 | 1 in 487 |
| Nevada | #109 | 25 | 1 in 408 |
| New Mexico | #112 | 21 | 1 in 397 |
| Idaho | #118 | 15 | 1 in 414 |
| New Hampshire | #118 | 10 | 1 in 454 |
| Iowa | #121 | 28 | 1 in 482 |
| New York | #121 | 169 | 1 in 573 |
| Hawaii | #122 | 8 | 1 in 408 |
| North Dakota | #122 | 6 | 1 in 386 |
| New Jersey | #126 | 69 | 1 in 597 |
| Alaska | #130 | 6 | 1 in 381 |
| Virginia | #136 | 55 | 1 in 648 |
| Utah | #139 | 33 | 1 in 533 |
| Massachusetts | #143 | 46 | 1 in 667 |
| California | #144 | 333 | 1 in 669 |
| Pennsylvania | #147 | 78 | 1 in 708 |
| Connecticut | #163 | 21 | 1 in 697 |
| Maryland | #170 | 30 | 1 in 792 |
| Louisiana | #216 | 21 | 1 in 977 |
| Minnesota | #413 | 11 | 1 in 2,308 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
91 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 1993 at #69 (5,027 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 12 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1990–2001
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1969–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 360
- Highest: 1 in 360 girls born in 1993 were named Alexandria (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,484 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 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 2002
girls
#106
3,148 births · 1 in 571 girls
Top girls' names in 2002
More about 2002
girls
1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 571 of them was named Alexandria, which outranked 99.4% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Alexandria
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.