Lexia
Girl · LEK-see-a · Greek
Lexia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lexia mean?
Greek: short form of Alexia
“defender”
A shortening of Alexia, the feminine of Alexis, from Greek alexein 'to defend'.
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Is Lexia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexia is a girls' name.
How popular is Lexia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lexia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lexia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Lexia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Lexia in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lexia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3,917 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4,072 |
| 2005 | 36 | #3,938 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,847 |
| 2003 | 60 | #2,635 |
| 2002 | 60 | #2,579 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3,087 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 40 | #3,185 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Nicknames for Lexia
Names like Lexia
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