Alexa
Girl nameAlexa has been given to 131,835 babies in the U.S. since 1916. It peaked in 2006.
Meaning & origin
From Alex +‎ -a. A feminine form of Alex. * A female given name, clipping of Alexandra.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
131,835
Peak year
2006 (6,125 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1916
10-year trend
▼ -96%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Alexa
Alexa PenaVega
American actress
Alexa Davalos
French-American actress
Alexa Chung
English television presenter, model and contributing editor
Alexa Nikolas
American actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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