Alexis

“Helper, defender” — Greek via Latin and French origin

Boy's name · #513 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Alexis has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #103 (2004) · 68,075 babies named Alexis all-time · 1 in 2,900 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 810 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 910 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,100 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alexises

Alexis de Tocqueville — French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
Alexis Tsipras — Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
Alexis Carrel — French surgeon and biologist
Alexis Sánchez — Chilean footballer (born 1988)
Alexis Mac Allister — Argentine association football player (born 1998)

Among 1,887 notable people named Alexis:

Athletes appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer (born 1988).

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