Names / Girl names
Alexa
Current rank
#1,029
and easing
All-time peak
#32
in 2015
First recorded
1916
in U.S. data
Children named
131,800
since 1916
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #32 in 2015 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Alexa first shows up in American naming records in 1916, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 2015, at #32 nationally. More than 131,800 children have been given the name overall.