Alexis Boy & girl
How popular is Alexis?
#554 girl name in 2025
547 baby girls were named Alexis in the US in 2025, making it the 554th most popular girl name. Another 584 boys got the name (#513 for boys).
Alexis popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #554 for girls (▼ 53 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 547 girls, 584 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-84% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #85 in 2015, #311 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (19,778 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1931 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 36% boys, 64% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alexis counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alexis family of names ranked #518 for girls in 2025 (#465 the year before), with 562 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alexis is most popular
Babies named Alexis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 1.4 per 1,000 (18 girls)
- Nevada: 0.9 per 1,000 (41 girls)
- Kentucky: 0.9 per 1,000 (73 girls)
- Montana: 0.8 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Arizona: 0.7 per 1,000 (99 girls)
Alexis by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1940s | 1,330 | #492 |
| 1950s | 2,028 | #523 |
| 1960s | 1,666 | #696 |
| 1970s | 6,052 | #248 |
| 1980s | 26,321 | #83 |
| 1990s | 131,199 | #3 |
| 2000s | 130,834 | #5 |
| 2010s | 40,416 | #16 |
| 2020s | 4,706 | #311 |
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Questions
- Is Alexis a boy or girl name?
- Alexis is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 36% of babies named Alexis were boys and 64% were girls.
- How popular is the name Alexis?
- 547 baby girls were named Alexis in the US in 2025, making it the 554th most popular girl name. Another 584 boys got the name (#513 for boys).
- When was Alexis most popular?
- Alexis peaked in 1998, when 19,778 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3 in 1999.
- How many people are named Alexis?
- 412,632 babies have been named Alexis in the US since 1880. We estimate about 404,907 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Alexis most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alexis was most common in North Dakota, at 1.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.