Alexia

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

Girl's name · #1040 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Alexia's best rank, #128, came in 2002; it has stepped well back to #1040 today. Roughly 46,000 girls have been named Alexia since 1916. Alexia's short forms are Lexi, Lex, and Lexie. About 610 girls a year are given Lexi as their full name.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,500 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,300 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alexias

Alexia Putellas — Spanish footballer
Alexia — Italian recording artist; singer (born 1967)
Alexia Fast — Canadian actress
Alexia Runggaldier — Italian biathlete
Alexia Bryn — Norwegian figure skater

In stories & tradition

Alexia Ashford — Resident Evil
Alexia — BladeChick
Alexia Midgar — The Eminence in Shadow · The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden

What Alexias become

Among 263 notable people named Alexia:

Entertainers appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexia, Italian recording artist; singer (born 1967).

Similar names: Alexis · Paola · Alexa · Malaysia · Kaydence · Giovanna

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