Alexya
Girl · uh-LEK-see-uh · Greek
Alexya is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender, helper”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexya mean?
Greek: variant of Alexia
“defender, helper”
Respelling of Alexia, the feminine of Alexius, from the Greek alexo 'to defend'.
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Is Alexya a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexya is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 42 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Alexya in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 42 | #3,486 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 39 | #3,457 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
Nicknames for Alexya
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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