Lexandra
Girl · lek-SAN-druh · Greek
Lexandra is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lexandra mean?
Greek: clipped form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
Clipped form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander, from the Greek alexein, to defend, and aner, man.
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Is Lexandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexandra is a girls' name.
How popular is Lexandra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Lexandra in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lexandra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Nicknames for Lexandra
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