Alexis

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

Girl's name · #554 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alexis's best rank, #3, came in 1999; it has stepped well back to #554 today. Roughly 345,000 girls have been named Alexis since 1931. Alexis is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Lexie is a short form of Alexis.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,200 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alexises

Alexis Bledel — American actress
Alexis Arquette — American actress (1969–2016)
Alexis Knapp — American actress
Alexis Smith — Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)
Alexis Jordan — American singer, songwriter and actress

In stories & tradition

Alexis Colby — Dynasty
Alexis Rhodes — Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Alexis Meade — Ugly Betty

What Alexises become

Among 1,890 notable people named Alexis:

Sports figures appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexis Holmes, American athlete.

Similar names: Alexia · Gabrielle · Alexa · Miranda · Alexandria · Alexandra

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