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Alexis

Girl

Meaning of Alexis: Greek: 'helper'

Alexis is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 277th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 654th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#277

1,131 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#654

59 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

412,632

First recorded 1882 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,989 babies1982: 3,883 babies1983: 4,119 babies1984: 3,767 babies1985: 3,035 babies1986: 2,626 babies1987: 2,938 babies1988: 3,318 babies1989: 4,067 babies1990: 5,995 babies19901991: 7,768 babies1992: 8,715 babies1993: 11,935 babies1994: 14,327 babies1995: 16,215 babies1996: 18,387 babies1997: 20,353 babies1998: 22,095 babies1999: 21,671 babies2000: 20,346 babies20002001: 19,173 babies2002: 18,015 babies2003: 17,588 babies2004: 17,652 babies2005: 15,027 babies2006: 14,442 babies2007: 12,580 babies2008: 12,075 babies2009: 11,965 babies2010: 9,900 babies20102011: 8,020 babies2012: 6,935 babies2013: 5,976 babies2014: 5,422 babies2015: 4,430 babies2016: 3,661 babies2017: 2,879 babies2018: 2,332 babies2019: 2,000 babies2020: 1,649 babies20202021: 1,583 babies2022: 1,551 babies2023: 1,329 babies2024: 1,250 babies2025: 1,131 babies
US babies named Alexis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 22,095.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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