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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #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 2001

  • 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: #323 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsWAIdaho: #328 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #150 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 510 girlsNDMinnesota: #339 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsMNIllinois: #333 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsILWisconsin: #348 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsWIMichigan: #238 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsMINew York: #454 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,578 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedRIOregon: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsORNevada: #209 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 824 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 608 girlsSDIowa: #244 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsIAIndiana: #229 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsINOhio: #254 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsOHPennsylvania: #277 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsPANew Jersey: #379 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsNJConnecticut: #289 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsCTCalifornia: #446 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 2,443 girlsCAUtah: #450 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsUTColorado: #323 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsNEMissouri: #138 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 651 girlsMOKentucky: #184 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 906 girlsKYWest Virginia: #180 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 793 girlsWVVirginia: #219 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsVAMaryland: #334 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,716 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedDEArizona: #404 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsAZNew Mexico: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 803 girlsNMKansas: #260 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsKSArkansas: #247 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsARTennessee: #146 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 718 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #242 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #150 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 730 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 724 girlsDCOklahoma: #150 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 620 girlsOKLouisiana: #174 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 742 girlsLAMississippi: #129 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 553 girlsMSAlabama: #131 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 587 girlsALGeorgia: #169 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 861 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alexus, so not publishedHITexas: #271 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsTXFlorida: #226 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#129 · 1 in 553
  2. Alabama#131 · 1 in 587
  3. Missouri#138 · 1 in 651
  4. Tennessee#146 · 1 in 718
  5. North Dakota#150 · 1 in 510

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#129211 in 553
Alabama#131341 in 587
Missouri#138441 in 651
Tennessee#146421 in 718
North Dakota#15051 in 510
Oklahoma#150271 in 620
South Carolina#150231 in 730
Georgia#169561 in 861
Louisiana#174281 in 742
West Virginia#18091 in 793
Kentucky#184221 in 906
South Dakota#19251 in 608
Nevada#209121 in 824
Virginia#219331 in 1,064
New Mexico#221101 in 803
Florida#226681 in 1,137
Indiana#229311 in 1,066
District of Columbia#23451 in 724
Michigan#238401 in 1,248
North Carolina#242381 in 1,164
Iowa#244121 in 1,144
Arkansas#247111 in 1,060
Ohio#254441 in 1,354
Kansas#260121 in 1,105
Texas#2711131 in 1,356
Nebraska#27671 in 1,169
Pennsylvania#277371 in 1,513
Connecticut#289101 in 1,491
Colorado#323171 in 1,439
Washington#323191 in 1,512
Idaho#32851 in 1,241
Illinois#333401 in 1,759
Maryland#334141 in 1,716
Minnesota#339141 in 1,803
Wisconsin#348141 in 1,805
Oregon#362101 in 1,594
New Jersey#379191 in 2,179
Arizona#404171 in 1,884
California#446911 in 2,443
Utah#45081 in 2,168
New York#454381 in 2,578
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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 2001

girls
#280
1,121 births · 1 in 1,606 girls
boys
#6,445
10 births · 1 in 194,288 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #280Alexus1,121

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #6,445Alexus10
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 1,606 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 98.4% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #277Liliana1,141
  2. #278Tori1,132
  3. #279Priscilla1,130
  4. #280Alexus1,121
  5. #281Madeleine1,118
  6. #282Josie1,101
  7. #283Mercedes1,099
Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

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

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 194,288 of them was named Alexus, which outranked 47.6% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alexus
  1. #6,013Zebediah11
  2. #6,013Zeph11
  3. #6,013Zyshawn11
  4. #6,445Alexus10
  5. #6,445Aarin10
  6. #6,445Abad10
  7. #6,445Abdi10
  8. #6,935Aashish9
  9. #6,935Abas9
  10. #6,935Abayomi9

Tied with 489 names at #6,445; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 2001 →