Alexandra remains a common girls' name (#238 in 2025), down from a peak of #26 in 1995.
Alexandra is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #237 for girl births in the United States (and #509 across all names), given to 1,314 babies — 1,320 including U.S. territories. Alexandra was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1993 (10,683 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,314 | 1,320 | #237 | — |
| 2024 | 1,390 | 1,395 | #221 | — |
| 2023 | 1,473 | 1,480 | #204 | — |
| 2022 | 1,552 | 1,559 | #190 | — |
| 2021 | 1,731 | 1,736 | #169 | #12,224 |
| 2020 | 1,971 | 1,977 | #138 | #12,118 |
| 2019 | 2,133 | 2,140 | #130 | — |
| 2018 | 2,410 | 2,423 | #125 | — |
| 2017 | 2,607 | 2,618 | #120 | — |
| 2016 | 2,855 | 2,868 | #110 | — |
| 2015 | 3,007 | 3,030 | #100 | — |
| 2014 | 3,316 | 3,339 | #92 | — |
| 2013 | 3,517 | 3,537 | #82 | #8,822 |
| 2012 | 3,483 | 3,518 | #76 | — |
| 2011 | 3,630 | 3,669 | #76 | — |
| 2010 | 4,032 | 4,086 | #64 | #7,097 |
| 2009 | 4,172 | 4,239 | #69 | #11,049 |
| 2008 | 4,620 | 4,693 | #61 | #9,040 |
| 2007 | 5,367 | 5,453 | #49 | #6,280 |
| 2006 | 6,120 | 6,211 | #40 | #4,683 |
| 2005 | 6,333 | 6,442 | #37 | #5,585 |
| 2004 | 6,651 | 6,770 | #37 | #3,536 |
| 2003 | 6,566 | 6,698 | #38 | #3,979 |
| 2002 | 6,954 | 7,093 | #38 | #4,324 |
| 2001 | 7,069 | 7,227 | #38 | #3,514 |
| 2000 | 7,565 | 7,754 | #36 | #4,793 |
| 1999 | 8,185 | 8,363 | #32 | #3,483 |
| 1998 | 8,626 | 8,870 | #27 | #3,851 |
| 1997 | 8,770 | — | #30 | #3,739 |
| 1996 | 10,054 | — | #26 | #2,594 |
| 1995 | 10,185 | — | #26 | #2,850 |
| 1994 | 10,254 | — | #28 | #2,620 |
| 1993 | 10,720 | — | #28 | #2,123 |
| 1992 | 10,259 | — | #29 | #2,047 |
| 1991 | 9,489 | — | #36 | #2,406 |
| 1990 | 8,559 | — | #37 | #1,615 |
| 1989 | 7,779 | — | #43 | #1,037 |
| 1988 | 7,015 | — | #49 | #1,645 |
| 1987 | 5,254 | — | #59 | #1,864 |
| 1986 | 3,839 | — | #72 | #1,917 |
| 1985 | 3,040 | — | #92 | #2,296 |
| 1984 | 2,837 | — | #96 | #2,233 |
| 1983 | 1,714 | — | #163 | #2,915 |
| 1982 | 1,539 | — | #180 | #3,490 |
| 1981 | 1,215 | — | #220 | #4,521 |
| 1980 | 886 | — | #284 | #3,259 |
| 1979 | 833 | — | #290 | #5,374 |
| 1978 | 764 | — | #302 | — |
| 1977 | 752 | — | #317 | #4,598 |
| 1976 | 702 | — | #324 | #3,268 |
| 1975 | 734 | — | #314 | #3,250 |
| 1974 | 713 | — | #319 | #5,244 |
| 1973 | 683 | — | #330 | #3,701 |
| 1972 | 633 | — | #354 | #3,350 |
| 1971 | 582 | — | #389 | #4,926 |
| 1970 | 631 | — | #380 | #4,736 |
| 1969 | 557 | — | #405 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 522 | — | #408 | — |
| 1967 | 385 | — | #483 | — |
| 1966 | 316 | — | #531 | — |
| 1965 | 306 | — | #542 | — |
| 1964 | 295 | — | #573 | — |
| 1963 | 236 | — | #658 | — |
| 1962 | 215 | — | #705 | — |
| 1961 | 217 | — | #708 | — |
| 1960 | 203 | — | #715 | — |
| 1959 | 194 | — | #719 | — |
| 1958 | 171 | — | #761 | — |
| 1957 | 175 | — | #754 | — |
| 1956 | 172 | — | #736 | — |
| 1955 | 158 | — | #754 | — |
| 1954 | 167 | — | #714 | — |
| 1953 | 144 | — | #760 | — |
| 1952 | 164 | — | #700 | — |
| 1951 | 136 | — | #753 | — |
| 1950 | 117 | — | #803 | — |
| 1949 | 150 | — | #684 | — |
| 1948 | 128 | — | #753 | — |
| 1947 | 147 | — | #697 | — |
| 1946 | 133 | — | #698 | — |
| 1945 | 116 | — | #692 | — |
| 1944 | 120 | — | #681 | — |
| 1943 | 124 | — | #681 | — |
| 1942 | 120 | — | #679 | — |
| 1941 | 67 | — | #894 | — |
| 1940 | 64 | — | #894 | — |
| 1939 | 67 | — | #857 | — |
| 1938 | 66 | — | #866 | — |
| 1937 | 47 | — | #1,035 | — |
| 1936 | 53 | — | #942 | — |
| 1935 | 45 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1934 | 48 | — | #993 | — |
| 1933 | 41 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1932 | 27 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1931 | 17 | — | #1,943 | — |
| 1930 | 33 | — | #1,321 | — |
| 1929 | 24 | — | #1,599 | — |
| 1928 | 29 | — | #1,470 | — |
| 1927 | 40 | — | #1,234 | — |
| 1926 | 40 | — | #1,220 | — |
| 1925 | 39 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1924 | 40 | — | #1,258 | — |
| 1923 | 43 | — | #1,176 | — |
| 1922 | 34 | — | #1,367 | — |
| 1921 | 50 | — | #1,136 | #4,333 |
| 1920 | 36 | — | #1,283 | — |
| 1919 | 45 | — | #1,090 | — |
| 1918 | 47 | — | #1,061 | — |
| 1917 | 46 | — | #1,040 | — |
| 1916 | 45 | — | #1,026 | — |
| 1915 | 49 | — | #945 | — |
| 1914 | 35 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,531 | — |
| 1912 | 22 | — | #1,117 | — |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,523 | — |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,472 | — |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,870 | — |
| 1907 | 9 | — | #1,386 | — |
| 1906 | 7 | — | #1,558 | — |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #1,302 | — |
| 1903 | 8 | — | #1,319 | — |
| 1902 | 10 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1895 | 8 | — | #1,202 | — |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,496 | — |