Lexia
A feminine name derived from the Greek word "lexis" meaning "word" or "speech".
Name Census estimates that about 770 living Americans carry the first name Lexia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lexia today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lexia births was 2002 (60 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lexia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lexia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
770
~ 1 in 445,136 Americans
Peak year
2002
60 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,672
Tracked since 1976
Census
Lexia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 819 people with the first name Lexia, which placed it at #14,409 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,409
National first-name rank
People counted
819
819 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lexia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lexia is White at 51.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.5%) and Black (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lexia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lexia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.2% · 419
- Hispanic or Latino29.5% · 242
- Black or African American9.8% · 80
- Two or more races5.1% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 25
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 11
Popularity
Lexia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lexia from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 432 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lexia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lexia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lexias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Lexia, while Florida, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lexia
The name Lexia has its origins in ancient Greek, stemming from the word "lexis," which means "speech" or "diction." It was initially used as a feminine name, though its precise origins and earliest recorded usage remain obscure.
In ancient Greek mythology, Lexia was one of the minor goddesses associated with language and communication. While not widely mentioned in classical texts, her name reflected the importance placed on rhetoric and oratory skills in Greek culture.
The earliest known individual bearing the name Lexia was a Greek philosopher who lived in the 5th century BCE. She was a student of Plato and is mentioned briefly in his dialogues, though little is known about her life or philosophical works.
During the Byzantine era, the name Lexia gained some popularity among the Greek-speaking population of the Eastern Roman Empire. One notable figure from this period was Lexia of Constantinople, a renowned scholar and poet who lived in the 11th century CE. Her collection of poems and writings on philosophy and literature were widely circulated and studied in Byzantine intellectual circles.
In the Renaissance period, the name Lexia resurfaced in Italy, where it was sometimes used as a variant of the more common name Alessia. One notable bearer of the name was Lexia Ferrantini, an Italian writer and philosopher born in 1475. She gained recognition for her works on ethics and moral philosophy, which were influential in humanist circles.
During the Age of Enlightenment, the name Lexia was associated with the French philosopher and writer Lexia Durand, born in 1692. Her essays on language and communication were widely read and discussed among the intellectual elite of 18th-century France.
Another significant figure bearing the name Lexia was the British linguist Lexia Stevenson, born in 1820. She made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Latin languages, publishing numerous scholarly works and serving as a professor at the University of Oxford.
In more recent times, the name Lexia has been used less frequently, though it retains its connection to language and communication. One notable modern bearer of the name was Lexia Argiro, a Greek poet and novelist born in 1947, whose works explored themes of identity, memory, and the power of language.
People
Lexia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lexia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lexia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lexia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 770 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lexia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 445,136 US residents.
Is Lexia a common name?
We classify Lexia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 783 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lexia most popular?
The single biggest year for Lexia was 2002, when 60 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lexia is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lexia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 819 people with the name Lexia, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,409 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lexia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lexia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lexia appears almost entirely female. Of the 824 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lexia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lexia is White at 51.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.5%) and Black (9.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lexia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lexia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.2% (419 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lexia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lexia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lexia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lexia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lexia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lexia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Lexia?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Lexia, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.