Lexa
Lexa was the 4827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1810th with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,145 places. More babies were named Lexa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,827 girls, down 1,910 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,578babies recorded
Lexa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,827 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,917 | 56 |
| 2010 | #3,724 | 42 |
| 2000 | #4,906 | 24 |
| 1990 | #5,709 | 16 |
| 1980 | #9,766 | 6 |
| 1970 | #8,725 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lexa, counting every spelling?
Lexa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lexa?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lexa (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lexa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lexa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lexa?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Lexa are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 24. That makes Lexa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lexa by state
How common Lexa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Lexa
How popular is the name Lexa?
Lexa was the 4827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1810th with 115 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,145 places. More babies were named Lexa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lexa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lexa in the US.
Where is Lexa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lexa was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.