Lexington
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Lexington
Lexington is rising as a place name used just about evenly for the genders. For Americans, it's got a patriotic ring, given the importance of Lexington, Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War. Lexington, Kentucky, in horse country, is another famous place with the name.
Lexington for boys#5747 US
Lexington is trending as a unisex name, used just about evenly for the genders. For Americans, it's got a patriotic feel, given the importance of Lexington, Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War. Lexington, Kentucky, in horse country, is another well-known city with the name. Short form Lex is user friendly.
Pronounced LEK-sing-tun.
As of October 2026, Lexington ranked #7712 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2262 in 2014.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,262 | 83 | #2,736 | 44 |
| 2015 | #2,306 | 81 | #3,195 | 36 |
| 2016 | #2,422 | 77 | #2,675 | 46 |
| 2017 | #2,449 | 74 | #2,925 | 41 |
| 2018 | #2,411 | 75 | #1,908 | 78 |
| 2019 | #2,524 | 70 | #1,909 | 78 |
| 2020 | #2,840 | 58 | #1,702 | 92 |
| 2021 | #3,189 | 51 | #2,015 | 74 |
| 2022 | #3,508 | 45 | #2,603 | 52 |
| 2023 | #4,156 | 35 | #3,093 | 40 |
| 2024 | #4,715 | 29 | #3,559 | 32 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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