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Alexa

“Defender” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #1029 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Alexa has appeared in US records since 1916 — best rank #32 (2015) · 131,551 babies named Alexa all-time · 1 in 6,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alexas

• Alexa PenaVega — American actress
• Alexa Davalos — French-American actress
• Alexa Demie — American actress and singer
• Alexa Bliss — American professional wrestler
• Alexa Chung — English television presenter, model and contributing editor

In stories & tradition

• Alexa — Pokémon X and Y · Pokémon the Series: Black & White
• Alexa Shultz — The Mentalist

What Alexas become

Among 395 notable people named Alexa:

Entertainers appear 1.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexa PenaVega, American actress.

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