Alexza
Diminutive form of Alexandra, feminine name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind".
Name Census estimates that about 216 living Americans carry the first name Alexza. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexza today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexza births was 2009 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexza. 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
216
~ 1 in 1,586,826 Americans
Peak year
2009
21 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2017 SSA rank
#16,029
Tracked since 1976
Census
Alexza in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 217 people with the first name Alexza, which placed it at #36,520 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
#36,520
National first-name rank
People counted
217
217 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
79.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexza
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexza is Hispanic at 79.3%. The next largest groups are White (9.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.6%). 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 Alexza 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 Alexza at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino79.3% · 172
- White9.2% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 10
- Black or African American3.7% · 8
- Two or more races1.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 3
Popularity
Alexza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexza from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 141 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Alexza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexza 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 Alexza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alexzas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Alexza, while Texas, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexza
The name Alexza is a feminine form of the Greek name Alexander, which means "defender of men" or "protector of men." The name is derived from the Greek words "alexo," meaning "to defend," and "andros," meaning "man." The name can be traced back to ancient Greece and was popular among the ruling classes and nobility.
The name Alexza first appeared in historical records during the Hellenistic period, which lasted from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC until the emergence of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name was Alexza of Thasos, a philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BC.
In the early Christian era, the name Alexza was associated with several saints and martyrs. One of the most notable was Saint Alexza of Rome, who lived in the 5th century AD and was known for her piety and charitable works.
During the Byzantine Empire, the name Alexza became popular among the ruling classes. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Alexza Comnena, a Byzantine princess and scholar who lived in the 11th century AD. She is best known for her historical work, the "Alexiad," which chronicled the reign of her father, Emperor Alexius I Comnenus.
In the Renaissance period, the name Alexza gained popularity in Europe. One of the most famous bearers of the name was Alexza de' Medici, an Italian noblewoman and the wife of Grand Duke Francesco I de' Medici of Tuscany. She lived from 1555 to 1598 and was known for her patronage of the arts and her influence in the Medici court.
In more recent history, notable bearers of the name Alexza include Alexza Rasputin, the daughter of the infamous Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, who lived from 1897 to 1977. Another famous Alexza was Alexza Sokolov, a Russian painter and sculptor who lived from 1887 to 1926 and was known for her avant-garde works.
People
Alexza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
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FAQ
Alexza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 216 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexza 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 1,586,826 US residents.
Is Alexza a common name?
We classify Alexza as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 220 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexza most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexza was 2009, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexza 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 Alexza in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 217 people with the name Alexza, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,520 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 Alexza 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 Alexza?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexza leans strongly female. 215 people counted with this name were female (96.0%), compared with 9 male bearers (4.0%). 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 Alexza?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexza is Hispanic at 79.3%. The next largest groups are White (9.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (4.6%). 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 Alexza most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Alexza in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.3% (172 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 Alexza in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexza a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexza 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 Alexza still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexza 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 Alexza 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 Alexza?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Alexza at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.