Alexis: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced uh-LEK-sis · 3 syllables

Alexis means “helper, defender”, from Greek and French and Latin.

From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek (Alexis, “helper, defender”).

How popular is Alexis?

Alexis was the #513 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,131 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 78% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Alexis in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Alexis are older than 28; most are between 19 and 44. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Alexis have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Alexis means “helper, defender”. It comes from Greek and French and Latin.

Alexis is pronounced uh-LEK-sis.

Alexis was the #513 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,131 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 78% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Alexis are older than 28. Most are between 19 and 44.