Alexea
A feminine name of English origin meaning "protector" or "defender".
Name Census estimates that about 209 living Americans carry the first name Alexea. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexea today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexea births was 1999 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexea. 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.
People living today
209
~ 1 in 1,639,973 Americans
Peak year
1999
24 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2011 SSA rank
#16,897
Tracked since 1990
Census
Alexea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 235 people with the first name Alexea, which placed it at #34,648 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
#34,648
National first-name rank
People counted
235
235 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexea is White at 49.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (16.2%). 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 Alexea 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 Alexea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.4% · 116
- Hispanic or Latino23.4% · 55
- Black or African American16.2% · 38
- Two or more races7.7% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Popularity
Alexea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexea from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 118 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
Alexea 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 Alexea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexea
The name Alexea is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word "alexo," meaning "to defend" or "to protect." Its roots can be traced back to ancient Greece, where it was a variant of the more common name Alexander.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alexea can be found in the writings of the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, who lived in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries AD. He mentioned a woman named Alexea in his work "Parallel Lives," a collection of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans.
During the Byzantine Empire, which lasted from the 4th to the 15th centuries, the name Alexea gained popularity among the Greek-speaking population. It was often associated with the concept of strength and bravery, reflecting the name's meaning of "defender."
In the medieval period, the name Alexea made its way into Western Europe through the influence of the Byzantine Empire and the spread of Greek culture. It was particularly popular in regions with strong Greek communities, such as Italy and parts of the Balkans.
One notable historical figure who bore the name Alexea was a Byzantine princess from the 12th century. Alexea Komnene was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos and played a significant role in the political intrigues of the imperial court.
Another notable Alexea was a Greek scholar and poet from the 16th century. Alexea Rallis was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Renaissance Italy and was renowned for her contributions to the revival of ancient Greek literature.
In the 19th century, the name Alexea gained popularity in Russia, where it was adapted into the Russian form "Alekseya." One notable Russian Alekseya was Alekseya Mazurenko, a celebrated opera singer who performed at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in the late 19th century.
Throughout history, the name Alexea has been associated with strength, bravery, and intellectual pursuits, reflecting its Greek roots and the diverse cultural influences that have shaped its meaning and popularity over time.
People
Alexea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alexea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 209 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexea 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 1,639,973 US residents.
Is Alexea a common name?
We classify Alexea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 213 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexea most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexea was 1999, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexea is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 235 people with the name Alexea, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,648 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 Alexea 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 Alexea?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexea leans strongly female. 234 people counted with this name were female (97.5%), compared with 6 male bearers (2.5%). 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 Alexea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexea is White at 49.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.4%) and Black (16.2%). 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 Alexea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.4% (116 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 Alexea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexea a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexea 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 Alexea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexea 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 Alexea 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 Americans are named Alexea?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.