girl's name
Lexa
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,547
Lexa is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 115 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 118,413 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
Lexa over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 41 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 33 |
| 1990s | 222 |
| 2000s | 390 |
| 2010s | 598 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 242 |
How popular is Lexa?
In 2025, Lexa was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lexa is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lexa is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Léxa | Léxa is a rare spelling of Lexa, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
Names that peaked alongside Lexa
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lexa also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lexa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lexa
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lexa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lexa
How popular is the name Lexa?
In 2025, Lexa was given to 28 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lexa a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexa is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lexa most popular?
Lexa peaked in 2017, when 115 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lexa a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lexa currently ranks #1,705 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.