Alexandra Name Popularity
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How popular is Alexandra?
In 2018 the somewhat popular name Alexandra, ranked the 125th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Alexandra has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.
Position 26, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1995 and as recently as 1996.
However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1993 with 10,676 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Alexandra in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1904.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Alexandra occurred roughly during the years 1909-1915, 1931-1934, 1935-1938, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1961-1970, and 1978-1993, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1996-2001, 2004-2011, and 2012-2017.
Sometimes the name Alexandra has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
The popularity trend for Alexandra has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Alexandra has dropped.
What does the future hold for the popularity of Alexandra?
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.
The name Alexandra is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Alexandr. (Girl) | Alexandr. (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 2,394 | 125 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 2,600 | 120 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 2,847 | 110 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 3,001 | 100 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 3,311 | 92 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 3,506 | 83 | 8 | 8,810 |
| 2012 | | 3,482 | 76 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 3,628 | 76 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 4,019 | 64 | 11 | 7,092 |
| 2009 | | 4,162 | 69 | 6 | 11,044 |
| 2008 | | 4,610 | 61 | 8 | 9,033 |
| 2007 | | 5,352 | 49 | 13 | 6,276 |
| 2006 | | 6,099 | 40 | 19 | 4,677 |
| 2005 | | 6,317 | 37 | 14 | 5,583 |
| 2004 | | 6,623 | 37 | 26 | 3,534 |
| 2003 | | 6,544 | 38 | 21 | 3,978 |
| 2002 | | 6,936 | 38 | 18 | 4,320 |
| 2001 | | 7,042 | 38 | 24 | 3,512 |
| 2000 | | 7,547 | 36 | 15 | 4,790 |
| 1999 | | 8,164 | 32 | 22 | 3,482 |
| 1998 | | 8,605 | 27 | 18 | 3,851 |
| 1997 | | 8,750 | 30 | 18 | 3,739 |
| 1996 | | 10,023 | 26 | 29 | 2,592 |
| 1995 | | 10,160 | 26 | 25 | 2,850 |
| 1994 | | 10,226 | 28 | 28 | 2,620 |
| 1993 | | 10,676 | 28 | 37 | 2,123 |
| 1992 | | 10,221 | 29 | 38 | 2,045 |
| 1991 | | 9,456 | 36 | 29 | 2,404 |
| 1990 | | 8,506 | 37 | 51 | 1,615 |
| 1989 | | 7,679 | 43 | 99 | 1,036 |
| 1988 | | 6,967 | 49 | 43 | 1,645 |
| 1987 | | 5,218 | 59 | 34 | 1,863 |
| 1986 | | 3,804 | 72 | 31 | 1,917 |
| 1985 | | 3,013 | 92 | 23 | 2,296 |
| 1984 | | 2,814 | 96 | 23 | 2,233 |
| 1983 | | 1,697 | 163 | 15 | 2,911 |
| 1982 | | 1,529 | 179 | 12 | 3,488 |
| 1981 | | 1,206 | 220 | 8 | 4,520 |
| 1980 | | 872 | 284 | 13 | 3,258 |
| 1979 | | 830 | 290 | 6 | 5,373 |
| 1978 | | 760 | 306 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 745 | 317 | 7 | 4,600 |
| 1976 | | 692 | 324 | 11 | 3,267 |
| 1975 | | 724 | 314 | 11 | 3,249 |
| 1974 | | 708 | 319 | 5 | 5,243 |
| 1973 | | 675 | 330 | 8 | 3,700 |
| 1972 | | 624 | 354 | 9 | 3,346 |
| 1971 | | 577 | 389 | 5 | 4,926 |
| 1970 | | 626 | 380 | 5 | 4,737 |
| 1969 | | 549 | 405 | 8 | 3,316 |
| 1968 | | 521 | 408 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 385 | 484 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 315 | 531 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 305 | 542 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 295 | 573 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 236 | 658 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 216 | 702 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 212 | 711 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 203 | 714 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 192 | 726 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 173 | 754 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 174 | 755 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 171 | 741 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 158 | 754 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 167 | 714 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 144 | 759 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 164 | 700 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 136 | 753 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 117 | 803 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 150 | 684 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 128 | 754 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 147 | 696 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 133 | 697 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 116 | 692 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 120 | 681 | < 5 | -- |
| 1943 | | 124 | 681 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 120 | 679 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 67 | 894 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 64 | 894 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 67 | 858 | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | 66 | 866 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 47 | 1,035 | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | 53 | 942 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 45 | 1,031 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 48 | 993 | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | 41 | 1,085 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 27 | 1,449 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 17 | 1,943 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 33 | 1,323 | < 5 | -- |
| 1929 | | 24 | 1,599 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 29 | 1,470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 40 | 1,235 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 40 | 1,220 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 39 | 1,253 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 40 | 1,258 | < 5 | -- |
| 1923 | | 43 | 1,176 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 34 | 1,367 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | 45 | 1,136 | 5 | 4,333 |
| 1920 | | 36 | 1,283 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 45 | 1,090 | < 5 | -- |
| 1918 | | 47 | 1,061 | < 5 | -- |
| 1917 | | 46 | 1,040 | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | 45 | 1,026 | < 5 | -- |
| 1915 | | 49 | 946 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | 35 | 1,003 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 15 | 1,531 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 22 | 1,117 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 13 | 1,302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 10 | 1,523 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 9 | 1,472 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 6 | 1,870 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 9 | 1,386 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 7 | 1,558 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 9 | 1,302 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 8 | 1,319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1902 | | 10 | 1,135 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 8 | 1,202 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 5 | 1,496 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1887 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |