Lexy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LEK-see
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #4,877 for girls
Lexy is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 4,877th for girls in the US (27 babies).
What does Lexy mean?
Greek: spelling of Lexi; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Lexi.
Is Lexy a girl's or a boy's name?
Lexy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lexy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lexy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lexy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,293 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,418 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 24 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
How popular is Lexy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,877among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 60,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 27 girls in the US were named Lexy, making it the 4,877th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,712th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 136 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Lexy than any year since 1992.
Half of all the girls named Lexy in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 660 girls in the US were given Lexy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #477, up from #4,877 for this spelling alone.
Lexy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4,877 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4,386 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,490 |
| 2020 | 61 | #2,712 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,835 |
| 2016 | 76 | #2,426 |
| 2015 | 73 | #2,471 |
| 2014 | 79 | #2,323 |
| 2013 | 101 | #1,953 |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,744 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,000 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,792 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,789 |
| 2007 | 134 | #1,655 |
| 2006 | 126 | #1,672 |
| 2005 | 136 | #1,519 |
| 2004 | 134 | #1,497 |
| 2003 | 118 | #1,624 |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,730 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 108 | #1,630 |
| 1999 | 112 | #1,523 |
| 1998 | 118 | #1,441 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,667 |
| 1995 | 50 | #2,511 |
| 1994 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,890 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
Names like Lexy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Layla Noa Lily Lexi Poppy Lainey Lyra Ivy Maisie Chloe Phoebe Mia
Other spellings of Lexy
Names related to Lexy
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Margot Luke Sophie Zoe Iris Elena
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, “Lexy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lexy, updated 20 October 2026.