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Alexio

Boy · ah-LEK-see-oh · Greek

Alexio is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender, helper”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Alexio mean?

Greek: variant of Alexis or Alessio, from Alexios

“defender, helper”

Alexios was the name of several Byzantine emperors, including Alexios I Komnenos.

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ah-LEK-see-oh

Is Alexio a girl's or a boy's name?

Alexio is a boys' name.

How popular is Alexio in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.

Half of all the boys named Alexio in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

1983Busiest: 13 in 19932024
Alexio in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202413#6,464
202310#7,733
20225#12,322
20218#8,820
20208#8,734
20197#9,750
201810#7,613
201710#7,542
201612#6,721
20157#9,562
20148#8,775
20138#8,784
20129#8,152
201110#7,495
20100–
20090–
20080–
20078#8,909
20068#8,726
20056#10,144
20040–
20036#9,574
20026#9,385
20010–
200010#6,309
19995#9,905
19986#8,472
19976#8,104
19965#9,008
19957#6,985
199411#5,103
199313#4,440
19927#6,662
19915#8,228
19906#7,171
19890–
19880–
19876#6,083
19860–
19850–
19840–
19835#6,234

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