Alexis
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- a-LEK-sis
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,051 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #554 for girls
Unisex
Alexis is a name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 554th for girls in the US (547 babies).
What does Alexis mean?
Greek
“defender”
Originally a Greek man's name from alexein, 'to defend', it is now used mainly for girls in English.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexis a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Alexis has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls and 18 boys in the UK and 547 girls and 584 boys in the US.
How popular is Alexis in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Alexis, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 576th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 659 girls. 18 boys were also named Alexis in 2025 (1,537th for boys).
2025 had the fewest girls named Alexis since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Alexis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 65% of the babies named Alexis in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 997th in England and Wales.
Alexis in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 64 | #645 |
| 2023 | 48 | #813 |
| 2022 | 65 | #634 |
| 2021 | 86 | #526 |
| 2020 | 75 | #576 |
| 2019 | 106 | #448 |
| 2018 | 177 | #302 |
| 2017 | 313 | #191 |
| 2016 | 403 | #151 |
| 2015 | 455 | #137 |
| 2014 | 502 | #125 |
| 2013 | 539 | #116 |
| 2012 | 659 | #98 |
| 2011 | 644 | #99 |
| 2010 | 520 | #124 |
| 2009 | 476 | #130 |
| 2008 | 358 | #173 |
| 2007 | 267 | #221 |
| 2006 | 201 | #263 |
| 2005 | 122 | #363 |
| 2004 | 121 | #349 |
| 2003 | 82 | #461 |
| 2002 | 85 | #423 |
| 2001 | 94 | #387 |
| 2000 | 67 | #492 |
| 1999 | 61 | #525 |
| 1998 | 49 | #598 |
| 1997 | 60 | #519 |
| 1996 | 66 | #482 |
How popular is Alexis in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #554among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 547about 1 in 2,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 547 girls in the US were named Alexis, making it the 554th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 311th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 19,778 girls. It first appears in the records in 1931. 584 boys were also named Alexis in 2025 (513th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 16 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Alexis than any year since 1973.
Half of all the girls named Alexis in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 562 girls in the US were given Alexis or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #539, up from #554 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 69% of the babies named Alexis in the US in 1942, and 48% in 2025.
Alexis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 547 | #554 |
| 2024 | 610 | #501 |
| 2023 | 686 | #448 |
| 2022 | 881 | #359 |
| 2021 | 949 | #342 |
| 2020 | 1,033 | #311 |
| 2019 | 1,330 | #235 |
| 2018 | 1,656 | #179 |
| 2017 | 2,075 | #143 |
| 2016 | 2,696 | #118 |
| 2015 | 3,435 | #85 |
| 2014 | 4,247 | #65 |
| 2013 | 4,785 | #47 |
| 2012 | 5,375 | #40 |
| 2011 | 6,538 | #26 |
| 2010 | 8,279 | #16 |
| 2009 | 9,946 | #13 |
| 2008 | 9,734 | #15 |
| 2007 | 9,923 | #19 |
| 2006 | 11,239 | #14 |
| 2005 | 11,977 | #13 |
| 2004 | 13,477 | #11 |
| 2003 | 14,867 | #7 |
| 2002 | 15,636 | #5 |
| 2001 | 16,404 | #5 |
| 2000 | 17,631 | #6 |
| 1999 | 19,237 | #3 |
| 1998 | 19,778 | #6 |
| 1997 | 17,171 | #8 |
| 1996 | 16,592 | #8 |
| 1995 | 14,334 | #14 |
| 1994 | 13,039 | #18 |
| 1993 | 10,834 | #27 |
| 1992 | 7,948 | #40 |
| 1991 | 7,009 | #47 |
| 1990 | 5,257 | #66 |
| 1989 | 3,518 | #92 |
| 1988 | 2,900 | #97 |
| 1987 | 2,460 | #113 |
| 1986 | 2,197 | #129 |
| 1985 | 2,516 | #112 |
| 1984 | 3,292 | #89 |
| 1983 | 3,462 | #83 |
| 1982 | 3,123 | #93 |
| 1981 | 1,584 | #172 |
| 1980 | 1,269 | #205 |
| 1979 | 1,008 | #248 |
| 1978 | 771 | #300 |
| 1977 | 724 | #325 |
| 1976 | 693 | #322 |
| 1975 | 675 | #328 |
| 1974 | 601 | #358 |
| 1973 | 487 | #408 |
| 1972 | 397 | #466 |
| 1971 | 343 | #533 |
| 1970 | 353 | #536 |
| 1969 | 204 | #696 |
| 1968 | 175 | #749 |
| 1967 | 184 | #723 |
| 1966 | 186 | #724 |
| 1965 | 165 | #771 |
| 1964 | 104 | #1,066 |
| 1963 | 172 | #790 |
| 1962 | 154 | #851 |
| 1961 | 154 | #858 |
| 1960 | 168 | #789 |
| 1959 | 168 | #785 |
| 1958 | 185 | #723 |
| 1957 | 194 | #714 |
| 1956 | 181 | #714 |
| 1955 | 173 | #717 |
| 1954 | 177 | #698 |
| 1953 | 216 | #603 |
| 1952 | 252 | #537 |
| 1951 | 252 | #523 |
| 1950 | 230 | #542 |
| 1949 | 268 | #492 |
| 1948 | 217 | #564 |
| 1947 | 248 | #533 |
| 1946 | 221 | #529 |
| 1945 | 122 | #667 |
| 1944 | 124 | #663 |
| 1943 | 89 | #824 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,349 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
Nicknames for Alexis
Names like Alexis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Athena Fatima Abigail Autumn Alexandra Amelie Jessica Artemis Mia Sophia Amber Alina
Other spellings of Alexis
Names related to Alexis
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Alexis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexis, updated 20 October 2026.