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Baby name

Alexa

Girl

Origin of the name

Alexa is a short form of Alexandra.

Short-lived name

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2006 was its best year: 6,117 births, or 1 baby in 647. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 92% below the peak. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 1029. 37% of all babies named Alexa since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
131,551births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 39rank at its peak, in 2006

Where babies named Alexa are born

2006

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The darker the blue, the more common Alexa is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Alexa is most common in Nevada (2.8 times), Arizona (1.9) and New Jersey (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Isabel · Maya · Angelina · Maggie · Adriana · Addison

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