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Alexsa

uh-LEK-suh /əˈlɛksə/

At a glance

In short
Alexsa is a fresh, fun twist on the classic Greek name Alexandra—“defender of mankind”—with a crisp double-S flourish.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2019 (#15,539)
Babies in 2019
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#3,800 in 2009
First recorded
1973

Meaning of Alexsa

Alexsa is a fresh, fun twist on the classic Greek name Alexandra—“defender of mankind”—with a crisp double-S flourish. Pronounced uh-LEK-suh, it rolls off the tongue like the first monsoon raindrops tapping tin roofs in Kerala. Though it’s perched around the 900s on recent US baby charts, it feels like a hidden gem ready to soar. In Indian homes, Alexsa sparkles like a Diwali firecracker—bold, bright, and brimming with promise. Blending timeless strength with a modern tech-savvy wink (thank you, Amazon’s Alexa), this name inspires courage, warmth, and endless stories. Alexsa invites every little girl to step confidently into her own epic tale.

How to pronounce Alexsa

English

Popularity of Alexsa in the U.S.

Alexsa was last recorded in the U.S. in 2019, ranked #15,539 with 5 babies. It peaked at #3,800 in 2009. It first appears in the records in 1973.

Bar and line chart: Alexsa in the U.S., 1973–2019. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 41 in 2009 and 5 in 2019. Line: rank among girl names, peak #3,800 in 2009, #15,539 in 2019.
  • Girls named Alexsa (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1973–2019. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1973⁠–⁠2019 35 rows
Alexsa: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2019515,539▼ 6,388
2018119,151▼ 2,864
2017196,287▲ 2,106
2016138,393▼ 780
2015157,613▼ 311
2014167,302▲ 446
2013157,748▼ 1,853
2012225,895▼ 537
2011255,358▼ 250
2010275,108▼ 1,308
2009413,800▲ 1,774
2008255,574▼ 1,443
2007374,131▼ 212
2006383,919▲ 348
2005324,267▲ 3,124
2004157,391▼ 184
2003157,207▼ 1,763
2002215,444▲ 878
2001176,322▼ 1,341
2000234,981▼ 111
1999224,870▲ 253
1998205,123▲ 1,040
1997156,163▼ 632
1996175,531▼ 310
1995185,221▲ 1,451
1994136,672▼ 717
1993155,955▲ 4,524
1992710,479▼ 5,671
1991204,808▲ 1,657
1990136,465▲ 2,296
198988,761▲ 3,037
1988511,798back (not recorded in 1976–1987)
197586,484▼ 1,124
1974105,360▲ 720
197386,080new