Alexx
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-eks
- Origin
- Greek
Alexx is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexx mean?
Greek: spelling of Alex, short for Alexander
“defender of men”
Alexander the Great spread the name across the ancient world, from Greece to Egypt and India.
Is Alexx a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexx is a boys' name.
How popular is Alexx 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 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Alexx in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1995, 43% of the babies named Alexx in the US were girls.
Alexx in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,937 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
Nicknames for Alexx
- Lex 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexx
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin Phoenix Axel Alexander Christian Ashton Alec Lucas Nico Asher Andrew Noah
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Alexx: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexx, updated 20 October 2026.