Alexus

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #10,744
Given to girls 98.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1996 · 1,703 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
18,632
since 1982

Alexus over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alexus has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #178, 1996girls
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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#9,45710—
2024#5,79921—
2023#7,64014—
2022#5,17225—
2021#6,41418—
2020#4,88026—
2019#4,34332—
2018#3,73940—
2017#3,09152—
2016#3,01055#10,7446
2015#2,20985—
2014#1,818112—
2013#1,496148—
2012#1,315179#12,2745
2011#1,311179—
2010#976261#12,2315
2009#887309—
2008#715416—
2007#627476#8,1739
2006#548538#9,5857
2005#528547#7,6409
2004#425713#4,79317
2003#370814#8,6437
2002#317969#5,72512
2001#2801,121#6,44510
2000#2521,281#5,04014
1999#2281,403#4,34116
1998#1841,654#3,48621
1997#1831,674#4,45114
1996#1781,703#3,83017
1995#2341,213#5,50110
1994#2501,111#3,91116
1993#354726#3,36819
1992#617367#5,6609
1991#952199#5,5219
1990#1,81379—
1989#6,16013—
1988#6,27712—
1987#7,3539—
1986#9,5456—
1985——
1984#5,89911—
1983#9,0156—
1982#10,5175#5,6196
1981—#6,2625
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First appearance
1982

The first year at least five girls were named Alexus! It came in at #10,517, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1985, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Alexus is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedNHWashington: #425 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,379 girlsWAIdaho: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,154 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #170 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 601 girlsNDMinnesota: #409 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsILWisconsin: #159 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 769 girlsWIMichigan: #159 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 801 girlsMINew York: #242 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsNYMassachusetts: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,220 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedRIOregon: #260 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsORNevada: #203 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 825 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedSDIowa: #312 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsIAIndiana: #153 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 748 girlsINOhio: #145 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 748 girlsOHPennsylvania: #212 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsPANew Jersey: #205 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsNJConnecticut: #178 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 906 girlsCTCalifornia: #292 for girls · 143 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsCAUtah: #409 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,175 girlsUTColorado: #393 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,098 girlsCONebraska: #212 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsNEMissouri: #152 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 758 girlsMOKentucky: #153 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 755 girlsKYWest Virginia: #201 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 950 girlsWVVirginia: #107 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 495 girlsVAMaryland: #126 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 549 girlsMDDelaware: #136 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 528 girlsDEArizona: #300 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsAZNew Mexico: #170 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 622 girlsNMKansas: #125 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 498 girlsKSArkansas: #125 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 532 girlsARTennessee: #116 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 520 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #97 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 452 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #91 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 396 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #109 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 358 girlsDCOklahoma: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsOKLouisiana: #138 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 634 girlsLAMississippi: #57 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 270 girlsMSAlabama: #97 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 467 girlsALGeorgia: #69 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 346 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedHITexas: #191 for girls · 152 births · 1 in 918 girlsTXFlorida: #158 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 799 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#57 · 1 in 270
  2. Georgia#69 · 1 in 346
  3. South Carolina#91 · 1 in 396
  4. North Carolina#97 · 1 in 452
  5. Alabama#97 · 1 in 467

Best ever in a state: #56 in Mississippi, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#57431 in 270
Georgia#691201 in 346
South Carolina#91411 in 396
Alabama#97441 in 467
North Carolina#97871 in 452
Virginia#107691 in 495
District of Columbia#109101 in 358
Tennessee#116571 in 520
Arkansas#125221 in 532
Kansas#125251 in 498
Maryland#126451 in 549
Delaware#13661 in 528
Louisiana#138341 in 634
Ohio#145831 in 748
Missouri#152391 in 758
Indiana#153441 in 748
Kentucky#153261 in 755
Florida#158911 in 799
Michigan#159651 in 801
Wisconsin#159331 in 769
New Mexico#170141 in 622
North Dakota#17051 in 601
Connecticut#178181 in 906
Texas#1911521 in 918
Illinois#197711 in 1,006
West Virginia#20181 in 950
Nevada#203101 in 825
New Jersey#205371 in 1,144
Nebraska#21281 in 1,019
Pennsylvania#212491 in 1,236
New York#242781 in 1,338
Oregon#260141 in 1,190
Oklahoma#263121 in 1,331
Idaho#27951 in 1,154
California#2921431 in 1,607
Arizona#300201 in 1,423
Iowa#31281 in 1,786
Colorado#393101 in 2,098
Minnesota#40991 in 2,762
Utah#40971 in 2,175
Washington#425121 in 2,379
Massachusetts#449101 in 3,220
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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 Alexus
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 3,658 spots since 2024 (#5,799 → #9,457)
  • 4,577 spots since 2020 (#4,880 → #9,457)
  • 7,248 spots since 2015 (#2,209 → #9,457)
  • Biggest jump: 861 spots in 1991 (#1,813 → #952)
  • Biggest drop: 335 spots in 2011 (#976 → #1,311)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1982
  • Peaked 1996 at #178 (1,703 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1991–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,029
  • Highest: 1 in 1,029 girls born in 1996 were named Alexus (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 160,727 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 54.4% of all girls named Alexus (10,129) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s62#5,899 (1984)#7,824
1990s10,129#178 (1996)#499
2000s7,184#252 (2000)#495
2010s1,143#976 (2010)#2,331
2020s114#4,880 (2020)#6,560

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.

Alexus in 1996

girls
#178
1,703 births · 1 in 1,029 girls
boys
#3,830
17 births · 1 in 111,429 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #178Alexus1,703

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #3,830Alexus17
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,029 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 98.9% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #175Dana1,801
  2. #176Kirsten1,773
  3. #177April1,764
  4. #178Alexus1,703
  5. #179Diamond1,697
  6. #180Mia1,690
  7. #181Sandra1,659
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 111,429 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 63.6% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #3,678Zalmen18
  2. #3,678Zander18
  3. #3,678Zeb18
  4. #3,830Alexus17
  5. #3,830Abigail17
  6. #3,830Addam17
  7. #3,830Aedan17
  8. #4,022Aarin16
  9. #4,022Abdelrahman16
  10. #4,022Aleksei16

Tied with 191 names at #3,830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →