Alexea
Girl · uh-LEK-see-uh · Greek
Alexea is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender, helper”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexea mean?
Greek: variant of Alexia
“defender, helper”
Respelling of Alexia, the feminine of Alexius, from the Greek alexo 'to defend'.
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Is Alexea a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexea is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Alexea in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Nicknames for Alexea
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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