People with the first name Alexis
358,350
About 1 in 925 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Alexis?
Alexis was the #139 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#139
More common than 99.7% of listed first names
Peak year
1998
22,095 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,131
#589 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 925
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
17.2% male82.8% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Alexis across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Alexis reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1998, with 22,095 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,131 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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