Girls' name · peaked in 2014
Lexi name popularity since 1925
28,120 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lexi. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Lexi is about 16 years old in 2026. Lexi peaked in 2014 as the #241 name for girls, and it ranked #628 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 28,120
- Named Lexi, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #628
- for girls in 2025 (464 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 28,115 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.01× its national share
Peak year is the year Lexi 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.
Lexi births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Lexi both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Lexi became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 8,780 baby girls to 1 in 2,650.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 1,920 to 1 in 3,460.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lexi's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lexi.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lexi 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 12 | 0 | #6,328 |
| 1960s | 46 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 91 | 0 | #7,607 |
| 1980s | 386 | 0 | #2,568 |
| 1990s | 3,231 | 0 | #711 |
| 2000s | 9,000 | 0 | #361 |
| 2010s | 11,441 | 0 | #308 |
| 2020–25 | 3,903 | 5 | #628 |
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
52.0% of babies named Lexi from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Lexi is most popular
The index compares Lexi'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 Lexi.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.01× | 689 |
| Arizona | 2.12× | 740 |
| Oklahoma | 1.67× | 584 |
| Washington | 1.58× | 710 |
| Colorado | 1.56× | 518 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lexi 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lexi (this page) | 28,115 | 2014 |
| Lexie | 15,834 | 2010 |
| Lexy | 3,001 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lexi's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lexi.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lexi (2014).
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