Alexus
Girl · a-LEK-sus · Greek
Alexus is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Alexus mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexis
“defender”
A spelling of Alexis, from Greek alexein, 'to defend, help'.
- Say it
- a-LEK-sus
Is Alexus a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexus is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexus 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 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alexus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,462 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,828 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Alexus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Alexus, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,878th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,703 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
2025 had fewer girls named Alexus than any year since 1987.
Half of all the girls named Alexus in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 562 girls in the US were given Alexus or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #539, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
Alexus in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4,878 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,342 |
| 2018 | 40 | #3,738 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3,010 |
| 2015 | 85 | #2,209 |
| 2014 | 112 | #1,818 |
| 2013 | 148 | #1,496 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,315 |
| 2011 | 179 | #1,311 |
| 2010 | 261 | #976 |
| 2009 | 309 | #887 |
| 2008 | 416 | #715 |
| 2007 | 476 | #627 |
| 2006 | 538 | #548 |
| 2005 | 547 | #528 |
| 2004 | 713 | #425 |
| 2003 | 814 | #370 |
| 2002 | 969 | #317 |
| 2001 | 1,121 | #280 |
| 2000 | 1,281 | #252 |
| 1999 | 1,403 | #228 |
| 1998 | 1,654 | #184 |
| 1997 | 1,674 | #183 |
| 1996 | 1,703 | #178 |
| 1995 | 1,213 | #234 |
| 1994 | 1,111 | #250 |
| 1993 | 726 | #354 |
| 1992 | 367 | #617 |
| 1991 | 199 | #950 |
| 1990 | 79 | #1,809 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Nicknames for Alexus
Names like Alexus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Abigail Chloe Amelie Athena Ava Ariana Olivia Alexandra Zoe Fatima Emily
Other spellings of Alexus
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