Alexxis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-LEK-sis
- Origin
- Greek
Alexxis is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender, helper”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexxis mean?
Greek: variant of Alexis
“defender, helper”
Respelling of Alexis, from the Greek alexo 'to defend, help'.
Is Alexxis a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexxis is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexxis in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 97 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Alexxis in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexxis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7,836 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8,390 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 28 | #4,972 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5,277 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 40 | #3,794 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 50 | #3,067 |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,734 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,931 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,840 |
| 2000 | 87 | #1,934 |
| 1999 | 78 | #1,996 |
| 1998 | 97 | #1,655 |
| 1997 | 96 | #1,636 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,790 |
| 1995 | 57 | #2,304 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 1991 | 24 | #4,202 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
Nicknames for Alexxis
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexxis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Genesis, Addison, Sophia, Chloe, Abigail, Madison, Jenesis, Zoe, Avery, Amaris, Alondra, Ariana
Names related to Alexxis
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
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, “Alexxis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexxis, updated 20 October 2026.