Alexios
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-LEK-see-os
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Alexios is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Alexios mean?
Greek: Greek form of Alexius
“defender”
Alexios I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor whose appeal to the West for help led to the First Crusade.
Is Alexios a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexios is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexios in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Alexios, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Alexios in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Alexios in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Alexios, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1980.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Alexios than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Alexios in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexios in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
Nicknames for Alexios
- Alex 280 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexios
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas Luca Albie Theo Sebastian Archer Axel Aris Arlo Nico Leonidas Alexandros
Names related to Alexios
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Alexios: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexios, updated 20 October 2026.