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Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Alexa

ə-LEK-sə · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Defender, short form of Alexandra
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Greek · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#806
2024 births348
Peak year2006
First appeared1916
Total US births131,304
2006 peak19161943197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LexiLex
Alternate spellings
AlecksaAlexah
In other languages
Alexandra (Greek)Alessa (Italian)

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Notable people named Alexa

Alexa Chung (TV host)
Alexa PenaVega (actress)
Alexa Demie (actress)
Alexa Bliss (athlete)