Alexis

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

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

Alexis reached #103 in 2004 and has eased to #513 since. About 68,000 boys have carried it since 1882. Alexis is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. A popular twin pairing with Alexis is Alexander for a boy.

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)

In stories & tradition

Alexis — Eclogues
Alexis Leskinen — Steins;Gate 0
Alexis Hargreaves — Earl Cain

What Alexises become

Among 1,890 notable people named Alexis:

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

Similar names: Fabian · Alex · Cristian · Adan · Marcos · Esteban

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