Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Alexis

ə-LEK-sis · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Helper or defender, from Greek alexein
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Greek · unisex
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#506
2024 births604
Peak year1998
First appeared1931
Total US births343,984
1998 peak19311954197820012024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
LexiLexLexie
Alternate spellings
AlexesAlexusAlexys
In other languages
Aleksis (Russian)Alessio (Italian)Alejo (Spanish)

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