Alexsa
Girl · a-LEK-sa · Greek
Alexsa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexsa mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexa; short form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
A short form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander.
- Say it
- a-LEK-sa
Meaning borrowed from Alexa. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexsa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexsa is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexsa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Alexsa in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexsa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5,892 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 41 | #3,799 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 37 | #4,130 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 17 | #5,526 |
| 1995 | 18 | #5,216 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
Nicknames for Alexsa
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexsa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana Alessandra Sophia Alondra Alina Alora Selena Melina Athena Alessia Akira Ava
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