Alexza
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEK-za
- Origin
- Greek
Alexza is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of mankind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexza mean?
Greek: modern variant of Alexa, short form of Alexandra
“defender of mankind”
An inventive spelling of Alexa, which began as a short form of Alexandra.
Is Alexza a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexza is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexza in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Alexza in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexza in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
Nicknames for Alexza
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Ariana Alondra Isabella Ava Alessandra Akira Helena Selena Alora Alina Angelina
Names related to Alexza
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
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, “Alexza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexza, updated 20 October 2026.