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Alexa

Short form of Alexandra.

PronunciationEnglish /ə.ˈlɛk.sə/; Hungarian /ˈɒ.lɛk.sɒ/
Usage languagesDutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Romanian
US rank (2025)#1,029

Meaning and history

Alexa is a short form of Alexandra.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 6,117 births, rank #39
2007: 5,785 births, rank #40
2008: 5,226 births, rank #50
2009: 5,311 births, rank #43
2010: 5,043 births, rank #50
20112011: 4,510 births, rank #55
2012: 4,297 births, rank #57
2013: 4,106 births, rank #60
2014: 4,249 births, rank #64
2015: 6,053 births, rank #32
20162016: 4,775 births, rank #51
2017: 3,896 births, rank #66
2018: 3,068 births, rank #90
2019: 2,002 births, rank #139
2020: 1,285 births, rank #230
20212021: 708 births, rank #440
2022: 577 births, rank #535
2023: 492 births, rank #606
2024: 349 births, rank #806
20252025: 243 births, rank #1,029

Alexa moved from #606 to #806 for girls between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 2006, with 6,117 births.