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Allex

Boy · AL-eks · Greek

Allex is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Allex mean?

Greek: spelling of Alex; short form of Alexander

“defender of men”

A short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein, 'to defend', and aner, 'man'.

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AL-eks

Meaning borrowed from Alex. More on Wiktionary.

Is Allex a girl's or a boy's name?

Allex is a boys' name.

How popular is Allex in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.

Half of all the boys named Allex in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.

1984Busiest: 12 in 19942017
Allex in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20175#12,241
20160–
20155#12,080
20140–
20135#12,129
20120–
20116#10,801
20109#8,133
20095#12,486
20080–
20078#8,909
20066#10,655
20057#9,108
20045#11,348
20030–
200210#6,515
20018#7,529
20005#10,341
199910#6,036
199810#5,834
19977#7,275
19960–
19958#6,400
199412#4,797
19936#7,631
19920–
199111#4,752
199010#4,986
19895#7,898
19880–
19870–
19860–
19855#6,517
19849#4,212

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