Alexa
Short form of Alexandra, the feminine counterpart of the Greek Alexandros, which combines alexein, 'to defend', with andros, meaning 'man'.
Alexa in 2025
Alexa was given to 243 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,961st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,643 babies born.
The history of Alexa
Alexa reached its highest point in 2006, when 6,125 babies were given the name, ranking 122nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 100th, in 2015.
Across the 110 years of records since 1916, 131,835 babies have been named Alexa. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Alexa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alexa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 7,501 |
| 1920s | 45 | 5,386 |
| 1930s | 17 | 5,692 |
| 1940s | 219 | 2,277 |
| 1950s | 409 | 2,127 |
| 1960s | 441 | 1,990 |
| 1970s | 1,564 | 1,221 |
| 1980s | 4,817 | 421 |
| 1990s | 30,368 | 190 |
| 2000s | 48,220 | 122 |
| 2010s | 42,066 | 100 |
| 2020s | 3,659 | 505 |
Where Alexa is heading
Alexa has fallen 96% over the past decade, from 6,067 babies in 2015 to 243 in 2025.
Names like Alexa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alexa.