Is Alexa a boy or girl name?
Alexa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 348 girls and 0 boys were named Alexa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 131,588 US babies named Alexa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #806
- Babies named Alexa since 1916
- 131,588
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6,125 babies
Boys and girls named Alexa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 219 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 409 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 442 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,564 | 100% |
| 1980s | 32 | 4,786 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 74 | 30,294 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 106 | 48,112 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 67 | 41,997 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 5 | 3,409 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 348 | #806 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 492 | #604 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 577 | #535 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 708 | #439 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,109 | 1,284 | #230 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,862 | 2,002 | #139 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,850 | 3,067 | #90 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,332 | 3,896 | #66 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,271 | 4,775 | #51 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,003 | 6,053 | #32 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,679 | 4,249 | #64 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,693 | 4,106 | #60 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 4,296 | #57 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,791 | 4,510 | #55 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,726 | 5,043 | #50 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,900 | 5,310 | #43 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,405 | 5,226 | #50 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,198 | 5,785 | #40 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,754 | 6,117 | #39 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,118 | 4,664 | #66 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,371 | 4,440 | #72 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,616 | 4,597 | #67 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,432 | 4,401 | #69 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,026 | 3,898 | #78 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,447 | 3,674 | #87 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,163 | 3,644 | #89 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 3,622 | #93 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,154 | 3,090 | #106 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,001 | 3,260 | #100 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 3,359 | #100 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,598 | 3,441 | #95 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,011 | 3,037 | #107 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,453 | 2,234 | #140 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,765 | 2,476 | #127 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,840 | 2,131 | #146 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,943 | 1,305 | #203 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,766 | 918 | #273 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,585 | 821 | #294 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,751 | 498 | #432 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 200 | #816 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,582 | 208 | #775 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 219 | #745 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 216 | #765 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 222 | #743 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 179 | #859 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 176 | #875 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 175 | #846 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 189 | #792 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 202 | #723 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 211 | #702 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 213 | #689 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 152 | #847 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,169 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,489 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,270 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,304 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,231 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,682 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,058 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,250 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,152 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,017 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,651 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,920 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,952 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,235 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,733 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,458 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,871 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,597 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,801 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,565 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,333 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,254 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,495 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,376 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,328 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,358 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,859 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,875 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,200 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,203 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,447 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,961 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,439 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,215 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,342 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,751 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,302 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,314 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,119 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,085 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,979 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,474 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,606 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,430 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alexa reached #3,371 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #32 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alexa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.