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How popular is the name Alexa?
Births per year, rank history and how many Alexas are alive today.
Alexa (female) is a shortened form of the name Alexandra. Although Alexa itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 4201st as a registered name), most Alexas are registered as Alexandra, which ranked 231st in 2025 with 202 babies.
Most people called Alexa are registered as Alexandra, and share that name's profile: the Alexandra you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Alexandras born in England and Wales are between 17 and 37, and there are at least 45,000 of them alive today. Only some Alexandras go by Alexa.
How many babies are named Alexa or Alexandra each year?
Combined registrations of Alexandra, Aleksandra, Alexa. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Alexandra rank as a registered name?
Where does Alexa rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Alexa short for Alexandra?
Yes - Alexa is a shortened form of Alexandra. Alexas are usually registered as Alexandra at birth.
When was the name Alexa most popular?
The full name Alexandra peaked in 1996, when 1,630 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Alexa itself peaked as a registered name in 2011, with 353 babies.
How many people are called Alexa?
There's no official count of people who go by Alexa, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 45,000 people registered as Alexandra born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Alexa.
How old is the typical Alexa?
Most people called Alexa are registered as Alexandra. Most living Alexandras are between 17 and 37; the most common age is about 31.
Is Alexa becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.