Mostly girls · peaked in 1998
Alexis name popularity since 1925
412,407 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alexis (83.5% girls, 16.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Alexis is about 26 years old in 2026. Alexis peaked in 1998 as the #6 name for girls, and it ranked #554 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 412,407
- Named Alexis, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #554
- for girls in 2025 (547 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 83.5% girls
- 344,557 girls · 67,850 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Alexis 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.
Alexis births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Alexis both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, Alexis became 4.1× more common, from 1 in 1,990 baby girls to 1 in 483.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby girls fell by 67%, from 1 in 520 to 1 in 1,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alexis's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alexis.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alexis 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 | 0 | 61 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 94 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 1,330 | 146 | #667 |
| 1950s | 2,028 | 331 | #719 |
| 1960s | 1,666 | 953 | #771 |
| 1970s | 6,052 | 2,006 | #328 |
| 1980s | 26,321 | 5,042 | #112 |
| 1990s | 131,199 | 16,262 | #14 |
| 2000s | 130,834 | 28,029 | #13 |
| 2010s | 40,416 | 11,139 | #85 |
| 2020–25 | 4,706 | 3,787 | #554 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
60.1% of babies named Alexis from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alexis is most popular
The index compares Alexis'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 Alexis.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.29× | 3,368 |
| Arizona | 1.87× | 9,976 |
| Delaware | 1.62× | 1,384 |
| Florida | 1.40× | 20,866 |
| Utah | 1.34× | 4,704 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alexis 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis (this page) | 344,557 | 1998 |
| Alexus | 18,632 | 1996 |
| Alexys | 4,166 | 2001 |
| Alexxis | 1,197 | 1997 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alexis's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alexis.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alexis (1998).
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