Lexey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEK-see
- Origin
- Greek
Lexey 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 Lexey mean?
Greek: variant of Lexie, a short form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
Variant of Lexie, a short form of Alexandra, which comes from the Greek Alexandros.
Is Lexey a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexey is a girls' name.
How popular is Lexey 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 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the girls named Lexey in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lexey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 19 | #5,359 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
Names like Lexey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lainey, Lily, Chloe, Lexi, Harley, Zoe, Presley, Bailey, Riley, Miley, Hailey, Lydia
Names related to Lexey
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Sophie, 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, “Lexey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lexey, updated 20 October 2026.