Aleksia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEK-see-a
- Origin
- Greek
Aleksia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aleksia mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexia; feminine form of Alexius
“defender”
A feminine form of Alexius, from Greek alexein, 'to defend'.
Meaning borrowed from Alexia. More on Wiktionary.
Is Aleksia a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleksia is a girls' name.
How popular is Aleksia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the girls named Aleksia in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Aleksia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
Nicknames for Aleksia
Names like Aleksia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alessia Amelia Sophia Alivia Analia Ariana Anastasia Aria Alessandra Arabella Isabella Aliana
Names related to Aleksia
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Aleksia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleksia, updated 20 October 2026.