Alyxis
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-LEK-sis
- Origin
- Greek
Alyxis is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alyxis mean?
Greek: spelling variant of Alexis, from Greek Alexios
“defender”
A spelling of Alexis, from the Greek Alexios, which was also the name of several Byzantine emperors.
Is Alyxis a girl's or a boy's name?
Alyxis is a girls' name.
How popular is Alyxis in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Alyxis in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alyxis in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
Nicknames for Alyxis
- Lexi 149 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Alyxis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Genesis, Alexis, Amaris, Sophia, Ariana, Jenesis, Addison, Chloe, Alessia, Alondra, Madison, Damaris
Names related to Alyxis
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie
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, “Alyxis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alyxis, updated 20 October 2026.