Is Lexington a boy or girl name?
Lexington is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 29 girls and 32 boys were named Lexington, so 47.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 56.2% of the 2,309 US babies named Lexington were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,559
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,715
- Babies named Lexington since 1987
- 2,309
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 153 babies
Boys and girls named Lexington, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22 | 7 | 24.1% |
| 1990s | 80 | 119 | 59.8% |
| 2000s | 187 | 268 | 58.9% |
| 2010s | 432 | 686 | 61.4% |
| 2020s | 290 | 218 | 42.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 | #3,559 | 29 | #4,715 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,093 | 35 | #4,156 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,603 | 45 | #3,508 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,015 | 51 | #3,189 |
| 2020 | 92 | #1,702 | 58 | #2,840 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,909 | 70 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,908 | 75 | #2,411 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2,925 | 74 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,675 | 77 | #2,422 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,195 | 81 | #2,306 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,736 | 83 | #2,262 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,548 | 76 | #2,395 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,764 | 49 | #3,342 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,301 | 52 | #3,207 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,767 | 49 | #3,347 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,082 | 39 | #3,987 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,887 | 21 | #6,475 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,135 | 19 | #6,979 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,217 | 30 | #4,748 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,404 | 19 | #6,429 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,396 | 30 | #4,559 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,951 | 24 | #5,178 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,930 | 38 | #3,557 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,554 | 24 | #4,930 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,163 | 24 | #4,908 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,878 | 18 | #5,800 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,342 | 20 | #5,268 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,511 | 21 | #4,939 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,566 | 19 | #5,196 |
| 1995 | 9 | #6,216 | 11 | #7,838 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,151 | 7 | #11,246 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,597 | 10 | #8,420 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,493 | 8 | #10,034 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,426 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,720 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,985 | 7 | #10,354 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,050 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,669 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lexington reached #1,702 in 2020. As a girl name, it reached #2,262 in 2014. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lexington
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.