Alexxa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-LEK-suh
- Origin
- Greek
Alexxa 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 Alexxa mean?
Greek: variant of Alexa, a short form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
Respelling of Alexa, a short form of Alexandra.
Is Alexxa a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexxa is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexxa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 52 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Alexxa in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexxa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4,249 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3,177 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4,542 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 32 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 26 | #5,431 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 33 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 29 | #4,577 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3,828 |
| 1997 | 34 | #3,362 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
Nicknames for Alexxa
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexxa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana Alora Alessandra Alessia Sophia Alina Alondra Athena Camila Ava Elina Akira
Names related to Alexxa
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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, “Alexxa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexxa, updated 20 October 2026.