Alexy
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- a-LEX-ee
- Origin
- Greek
Alexy is a name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexy mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexi, itself a form of Alexei or Alexis
“defender”
From Greek alexein, 'to defend', the same root as Alexander.
Meaning borrowed from Alexi.
Is Alexy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Alexy has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Alexy in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Alexy in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2008, 61% of the babies named Alexy in the US were girls.
Alexy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
Nicknames for Alexy
Names related to Alexy
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Alexy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexy, updated 20 October 2026.