Elexa
Girl · eh-LEK-suh · Greek
Elexa 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 Elexa mean?
Greek: variant of Alexa, a short form of Alexandra
“defender of mankind”
A variant of Alexa, a short form of Alexandra, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'.
- Say it
- eh-LEK-suh
Is Elexa a girl's or a boy's name?
Elexa is a girls' name.
How popular is Elexa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 girls.
Elexa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
How popular is Elexa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 57 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Elexa in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elexa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8,004 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 28 | #5,140 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,977 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 21 | #4,815 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
Names like Elexa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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