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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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—
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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 2000

  • 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 · 14 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsWAIdaho: #314 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsIDMontana: #143 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 487 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #334 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsMNIllinois: #284 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsWIMichigan: #200 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMINew York: #325 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsNYMassachusetts: #366 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,243 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedRIOregon: #396 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsORNevada: #433 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,901 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedSDIowa: #310 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsIAIndiana: #197 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 952 girlsINOhio: #202 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsOHPennsylvania: #276 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,452 girlsPANew Jersey: #359 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsNJConnecticut: #464 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,034 girlsCTCalifornia: #418 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsCAUtah: #548 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsUTColorado: #244 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedNEMissouri: #199 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 920 girlsMOKentucky: #162 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 731 girlsKYWest Virginia: #231 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsWVVirginia: #187 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 888 girlsVAMaryland: #230 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedDEArizona: #365 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,681 girlsAZNew Mexico: #207 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 741 girlsNMKansas: #257 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsKSArkansas: #282 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,352 girlsARTennessee: #140 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 649 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #154 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 716 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #108 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 497 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #229 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 756 girlsLAMississippi: #98 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 430 girlsMSAlabama: #114 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 515 girlsALGeorgia: #135 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 667 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedHITexas: #234 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#98 · 1 in 430
  2. South Carolina#108 · 1 in 497
  3. Alabama#114 · 1 in 515
  4. Georgia#135 · 1 in 667
  5. Tennessee#140 · 1 in 649

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#98281 in 430
South Carolina#108341 in 497
Alabama#114411 in 515
Georgia#135721 in 667
Tennessee#140481 in 649
Montana#14361 in 487
North Carolina#154631 in 716
Kentucky#162281 in 731
Louisiana#162291 in 756
Virginia#187401 in 888
Indiana#197351 in 952
Missouri#199321 in 920
Michigan#200511 in 1,020
Ohio#202591 in 1,051
New Mexico#207111 in 741
Wisconsin#218241 in 1,062
Oklahoma#229161 in 1,049
Maryland#230231 in 1,069
West Virginia#23171 in 1,039
Texas#2341361 in 1,126
Florida#242651 in 1,189
Colorado#244231 in 1,047
Kansas#257121 in 1,112
Pennsylvania#276401 in 1,452
Arkansas#28291 in 1,352
Illinois#284491 in 1,454
Iowa#31091 in 1,575
Idaho#31451 in 1,215
New York#325541 in 1,860
Minnesota#334141 in 1,831
New Jersey#359201 in 2,088
Arizona#365191 in 1,681
Massachusetts#366141 in 2,243
Oregon#39691 in 1,829
California#418971 in 2,308
Washington#425141 in 2,097
Nevada#43351 in 1,901
Connecticut#46451 in 3,034
Utah#54861 in 2,841
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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 2000

girls
#252
1,281 births · 1 in 1,418 girls
boys
#5,040
14 births · 1 in 140,286 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #252Alexus1,281

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #5,040Alexus14
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 1,418 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 98.6% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #249Julianna1,287
  2. #250Skyler1,284
  3. #250Tatiana1,284
  4. #252Alexus1,281
  5. #253Alana1,279
  6. #254Elise1,278
  7. #255Kirsten1,273
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 140,286 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 58.4% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #4,785Wynton15
  2. #4,785Zackory15
  3. #4,785Zebedee15
  4. #5,040Alexus14
  5. #5,040Abie14
  6. #5,040Abijah14
  7. #5,040Abrahim14
  8. #5,297Abdalla13
  9. #5,297Abid13
  10. #5,297Abu13

Tied with 256 names at #5,040; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →