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Alexa

Rooted in Greek, Alexa is a girl's name that means "Greek, defender of mankind". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

EtymologyShort for Alexandra
GreekGreek – "defender of mankind"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
10
1920s
45
1930s
17
1940s
219
1950s
409
1960s
444
1970s
1,565
1980s
4,820
1990s
30,369
2000s
48,202
2010s
36,932
Peaked in the 2000s · 123,032 total U.S. births since 1900