Girls' name · peaked in 1993
Alexandria name popularity since 1925
104,247 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alexandria. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Alexandria is about 28 years old in 2026. Alexandria peaked in 1993 as the #69 name for girls, and it ranked #474 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 104,247
- Named Alexandria, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #474
- for girls in 2025 (647 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 104,027 girls · 220 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Alexandria made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alexandria births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Alexandria both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Alexandria became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 8,630 baby girls to 1 in 1,990.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 38%, from 1 in 692 to 1 in 1,120.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alexandria's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alexandria.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alexandria in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 156 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 176 | 6 | #1,780 |
| 1940s | 326 | 0 | #1,312 |
| 1950s | 410 | 0 | #1,878 |
| 1960s | 726 | 0 | #1,303 |
| 1970s | 1,523 | 0 | #896 |
| 1980s | 11,650 | 83 | #289 |
| 1990s | 44,095 | 88 | #72 |
| 2000s | 25,936 | 43 | #133 |
| 2010s | 14,302 | 0 | #212 |
| 2020–25 | 4,727 | 0 | #474 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
41.9% of babies named Alexandria from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Alexandria is most popular
The index compares Alexandria's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alexandria.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.28× | 837 |
| Arizona | 1.66× | 2,207 |
| New Mexico | 1.53× | 867 |
| Florida | 1.48× | 5,479 |
| Tennessee | 1.37× | 2,966 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alexandria and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria (this page) | 104,027 | 1993 |
| Alexandrea | 8,656 | 1995 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alexandria's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alexandria.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alexandria (1993).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data