Alexie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-LEK-see
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Alexie is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender, helper”. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Alexie mean?
Greek: French feminine form of Alexis
“defender, helper”
Alexis comes from Greek alexein, 'to defend, to help', the root also behind Alexander.
Is Alexie a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexie in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alexie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,895 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,617 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,303 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 2009 | 32 | #1,062 |
| 2008 | 32 | #1,034 |
| 2007 | 27 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
How popular is Alexie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Alexie, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 84 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Alexie in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 71% of the babies named Alexie in the US in 1991, and 92% in 2011.
Alexie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5,336 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 28 | #4,852 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4,348 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3,914 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2,908 |
| 2010 | 54 | #3,074 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,642 |
| 2008 | 51 | #3,266 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,752 |
| 2004 | 68 | #2,478 |
| 2003 | 84 | #2,089 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 72 | #2,232 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 62 | #2,365 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,974 |
| 1997 | 55 | #2,388 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 25 | #4,053 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 12 | #5,532 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
Nicknames for Alexie
Names like Alexie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amelie, Maisie, Chloe, Phoebe, Sophie, Zoe, Ellie, Sophia, Isabelle, Abigail, Athena, Fatima
Names related to Alexie
Alexis, Alexia, Alexa, Alexus, Alexsis, Alexys, Alexiah, Alexi, Alexy
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Margot, Luke, Iris, Lainey, Elena, Atlas, Christopher
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Alexie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexie, updated 20 October 2026.