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Alexandra name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alexandra ranks #237 in female records (1,314 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#237 · 1,314 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 76 female records (1,390 to 1,314); rank moved from #221 to #237.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 412 female records (1,726 to 1,314); rank moved from #169 to #237.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,855 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Alexandra becoming more popular?

Alexandra's reported female count decreased by 76 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #221 to #237. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Alexandra. That is not a count of zero.

Alexandra in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AlexandraFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,8550201620252016: 2,855 female records2017: 2,607 female records2018: 2,410 female records2019: 2,133 female records2020: 1,966 female records2021: 1,726 female records2022: 1,552 female records2023: 1,473 female records2024: 1,390 female records2025: 1,314 female records2020: 5 male records2021: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,314237——
20241,390221——
20231,473204——
20221,552190——
20211,726169512,224
20201,966138512,118
20192,133130——
20182,410125——
20172,607120——
20162,855110——

Questions about Alexandra’s popularity

How common is Alexandra in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Alexandra ranks #237 in female records (1,314 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Alexandra?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Alexandra only.

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