Lexi

“Variant of Alexandra — Protector of mankind” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #628 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Lexi's best rank, #241, came in 2014; it has settled back to #628 today. Roughly 28,000 girls have been named Lexi since 1948. Together with its spelling variant Lexie (#1357), Lexi would rank around #482 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 74/26 between Lexi and Lexie.

Around the world: about 1 in 860 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lexis

Lexi Ainsworth — American actress
Lexi Alexander — German director
Lexi Randall — American actress
Lexi Thompson — American professional golfer
Lexi Underwood — American actress and singer

In stories & tradition

Lexi King — Emmerdale
Lexi Sterling — Melrose Place
Lexi Pearce — EastEnders

What Lexis become

Among 143 notable people named Lexi:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lexi Thompson, American professional golfer.

Similar names: Lexie · Madilyn · Lennox · Kenzie · Lyric · Harmony

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