Alexi

#5,410 for girls in 2025, 23 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 70.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 185 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
4,220
since 1968

Alexi over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #1,059, 1998peak #1,672, 1997girlsboys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,41023#5,20818
2024#5,02126#4,70121
2023#4,04736#3,05540
2022#4,20234#3,61731
2021#3,33947#3,74029
2020#4,26332#4,42622
2019#3,55243#3,34734
2018#3,55943#4,35423
2017#3,19250#4,33123
2016#2,41277#4,09825
2015#2,38277#3,68429
2014#2,58268#3,53230
2013#2,50871#3,12235
2012#2,09591#3,05937
2011#1,671126#2,85241
2010#1,450156#2,73044
2009#1,769123#2,70245
2008#1,573145#1,94873
2007#1,598140#2,30456
2006#1,468151#2,31054
2005#1,494140#2,20654
2004#1,498134#1,88065
2003#1,224173#2,47042
2002#1,084196#2,47040
2001#1,225165#2,08650
2000#1,210164#2,01550
1999#1,077186#2,39837
1998#1,059185#1,89951
1997#1,265140#1,67259
1996#1,201150#1,95845
1995#1,254135#1,95543
1994#1,191148#1,97742
1993#1,451110#2,45530
1992#1,74085#1,91442
1991#1,463108#2,40629
1990#1,59494#2,48827
1989#2,25053#2,78422
1988#1,86366#3,35015
1987#2,57239#2,55921
1986#3,05430#2,77918
1985#3,51724#2,35722
1984#3,61322#2,23223
1983#6,7059#2,57718
1982#5,20913#2,26922
1981#4,74615#2,56918
1980#5,54412#3,25613
1979#4,62615#2,37920
1978—#2,66916
1977#6,3409#3,20312
1976—#2,60116
1975#6,4848#2,90213
1974#5,36010#3,12011
1973—#2,31117
1972#8,2925#3,6228
1971—#4,3756
1970#6,3627#4,2306
1969#7,4715#4,4045
1968#6,2466#4,1365
1967—#3,5596
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five girls were named Alexi! It came in at #6,246, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1971–1973, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Alexi is popular in 1998

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #208 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 968 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMNIllinois: #910 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,042 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMINew York: #893 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,715 girlsNYMassachusetts: #546 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,988 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedORNevada: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedSDIowa: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,812 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedINOhio: #937 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,803 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,021 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,716 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,068 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 9,209 girlsCAUtah: #509 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsUTColorado: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,180 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedWVVirginia: #855 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,782 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedDEArizona: #702 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,173 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,139 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,908 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alexi, so not publishedHITexas: #1,643 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 15,938 girlsTXFlorida: #748 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,306 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#208 · 1 in 968
  2. Nevada#404 · 1 in 1,826
  3. Iowa#455 · 1 in 2,812
  4. Utah#509 · 1 in 2,753
  5. Massachusetts#546 · 1 in 3,988

Best ever in a state: #208 in New Hampshire, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#20851 in 968
Nevada#40451 in 1,826
Iowa#45551 in 2,812
Utah#50961 in 2,753
Massachusetts#54681 in 3,988
Colorado#57071 in 3,180
Arizona#70271 in 4,173
Florida#748141 in 5,306
Virginia#85551 in 6,782
New York#893151 in 6,715
Illinois#910101 in 7,042
Ohio#93771 in 8,803
Pennsylvania#1,02161 in 9,716
California#1,068241 in 9,209
Georgia#1,13951 in 8,908
Texas#1,64391 in 15,938
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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 Alexi
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 389 spots since 2024 (#5,021 → #5,410)
  • 1,147 spots since 2020 (#4,263 → #5,410)
  • 3,028 spots since 2015 (#2,382 → #5,410)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1998 at #1,059 (185 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,168
  • Highest: 1 in 9,168 girls born in 2002 were named Alexi (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 69,881 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #1,059 in 1998, was only 1 in 9,551 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 36.3% of all girls named Alexi (1,531) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s11#6,246 (1968)#6,859
1970s54#4,626 (1979)#6,244
1980s283#1,863 (1988)#3,907
1990s1,341#1,059 (1998)#1,330
2000s1,531#1,084 (2002)#1,414
2010s802#1,450 (2010)#2,540
2020s198#3,339 (2021)#4,380

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.

Alexi in 1998

girls
#1,059
185 births · 1 in 9,551 girls
boys
#1,899
51 births · 1 in 37,478 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #1,059Alexi185

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #1,899Alexi51
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 9,551 of them was named Alexi, which outranked 93.6% 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).

Ranked beside Alexi
  1. #1,055Krysta186
  2. #1,055Lana186
  3. #1,055Mindy186
  4. #1,059Alexi185
  5. #1,059Aniya185
  6. #1,059Belen185
  7. #1,059Domonique185
  8. #1,063Jaylene184
  9. #1,063Susanna184
  10. #1,065Abagail183

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 37,478 of them was named Alexi, which outranked 83.2% 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).

Ranked beside Alexi
  1. #1,871Tavaris52
  2. #1,871Treston52
  3. #1,871Zephaniah52
  4. #1,899Alexi51
  5. #1,899Amit51
  6. #1,899Aren51
  7. #1,899Bjorn51
  8. #1,931Andru50
  9. #1,931Armond50
  10. #1,931Brogan50

Tied with 31 names at #1,899; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1998 →