Alexys
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEK-sis
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Alexys is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Alexys mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexis
“defender”
A spelling of Alexis, from Greek alexein, 'to defend, help'.
Is Alexys a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexys is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexys in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 6 girls.
Alexys in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
How popular is Alexys in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 14,937th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 70% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Alexys, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2001, with 273 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980.
Half of all the girls named Alexys in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 562 girls in the US were given Alexys or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #539, up from #14,937 for this spelling alone.
Alexys in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 20 | #6,040 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4,530 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3,078 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,935 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,568 |
| 2011 | 100 | #1,968 |
| 2010 | 131 | #1,633 |
| 2009 | 151 | #1,509 |
| 2008 | 175 | #1,374 |
| 2007 | 182 | #1,332 |
| 2006 | 220 | #1,126 |
| 2005 | 212 | #1,115 |
| 2004 | 203 | #1,120 |
| 2003 | 244 | #957 |
| 2002 | 245 | #909 |
| 2001 | 273 | #837 |
| 2000 | 263 | #843 |
| 1999 | 264 | #820 |
| 1998 | 203 | #990 |
| 1997 | 186 | #1,029 |
| 1996 | 161 | #1,122 |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,429 |
| 1994 | 123 | #1,354 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,704 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,871 |
| 1991 | 57 | #2,264 |
| 1990 | 41 | #2,794 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Nicknames for Alexys
Names like Alexys
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia, Athena, Amelie, Fatima, Ava, Autumn, Chloe, Aria, Abigail, Phoebe, Addison, Ariana
Other spellings of Alexys
Names related to Alexys
Alexia, Alexa, Alexie, Alexsis, Alex, Alexi, Alexei, Alexios
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Alexys: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexys, updated 20 October 2026.