Alexah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEK-sa
- Origin
- Greek
Alexah is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexah mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexa; short form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
A short form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander.
Meaning borrowed from Alexa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexah a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexah is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 40 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Alexah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 32 | #4,422 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4,890 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,541 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4,294 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4,700 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
Nicknames for Alexah
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Addison Aaliyah Alessia Savannah Sophia Genesis Arleth Avery Chloe Zoe Delilah Emerson
Names related to Alexah
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Alexah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexah, updated 20 October 2026.