Lexi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEK-see
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #322 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #628 for girls
Lexi is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 322nd for girls in the UK (149 babies) and 628th for girls in the US (464 babies).
What does Lexi mean?
Greek: short form of Alexandra or Alexis
“defender of men”
A short form of Alexandra or Alexis, used as a name in its own right since the late 20th century.
Is Lexi a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 149 girls in the UK and 464 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lexi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 322nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 149 about 1 in 1,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 149 girls in the UK were named Lexi, making it the 322nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 118th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 1,572 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lexi than any year since 2005.
Half of all the girls named Lexi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 215 girls in the UK were given Lexi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #246, up from #322 for this spelling alone.
- Lexi 149
- Lexie 66
Among girls in 2025, it was 337th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 290th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#64).
Lexi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 149 | #322 |
| 2024 | 226 | #232 |
| 2023 | 229 | #227 |
| 2022 | 292 | #196 |
| 2021 | 352 | #168 |
| 2020 | 473 | #118 |
| 2019 | 467 | #123 |
| 2018 | 530 | #112 |
| 2017 | 648 | #91 |
| 2016 | 735 | #83 |
| 2015 | 799 | #77 |
| 2014 | 1,152 | #61 |
| 2013 | 1,490 | #42 |
| 2012 | 1,488 | #44 |
| 2011 | 1,496 | #48 |
| 2010 | 1,572 | #45 |
| 2009 | 1,391 | #46 |
| 2008 | 987 | #75 |
| 2007 | 503 | #123 |
| 2006 | 228 | #234 |
| 2005 | 68 | #537 |
| 2004 | 37 | #814 |
| 2003 | 38 | #766 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,475 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Lexi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 628th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 464 about 1 in 3,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 464 girls in the US were named Lexi, making it the 628th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 366th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,334 girls. It first appears in the records in 1948.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lexi than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Lexi in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 660 girls in the US were given Lexi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #477, up from #628 for this spelling alone.
Lexi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 464 | #628 |
| 2024 | 537 | #563 |
| 2023 | 581 | #523 |
| 2022 | 719 | #440 |
| 2021 | 758 | #414 |
| 2020 | 844 | #366 |
| 2019 | 955 | #335 |
| 2018 | 931 | #342 |
| 2017 | 947 | #341 |
| 2016 | 1,030 | #316 |
| 2015 | 1,058 | #308 |
| 2014 | 1,334 | #241 |
| 2013 | 1,300 | #246 |
| 2012 | 1,302 | #249 |
| 2011 | 1,273 | #252 |
| 2010 | 1,311 | #241 |
| 2009 | 1,256 | #259 |
| 2008 | 1,127 | #297 |
| 2007 | 1,006 | #334 |
| 2006 | 956 | #345 |
| 2005 | 869 | #361 |
| 2004 | 993 | #319 |
| 2003 | 787 | #385 |
| 2002 | 722 | #403 |
| 2001 | 642 | #430 |
| 2000 | 642 | #439 |
| 1999 | 703 | #399 |
| 1998 | 666 | #407 |
| 1997 | 371 | #611 |
| 1996 | 408 | #570 |
| 1995 | 294 | #710 |
| 1994 | 237 | #841 |
| 1993 | 206 | #924 |
| 1992 | 141 | #1,229 |
| 1991 | 132 | #1,266 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,901 |
| 1989 | 71 | #1,846 |
| 1988 | 55 | #2,088 |
| 1987 | 45 | #2,330 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 27 | #3,143 |
| 1983 | 29 | #2,909 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 26 | #3,215 |
| 1979 | 25 | #3,236 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #4,585 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #5,826 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
Names like Lexi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Layla, Scarlett, Lyra, Maisie, Zara, Lily, Amelie, Willow, Noa, Thea, Mia, Lainey
Other spellings of Lexi
Names related to Lexi
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Lexi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lexi, updated 20 October 2026.