Alexia
Alexia was the 1040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 239 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 128th with 2,691 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Alexia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning defender, helper (feminine of Alexius) · Greek, Latin
Say it uh-LEK-see-uh /əˈlɛksiə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,040 girls, down 308 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 239girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20022,691 babies
- Total since 1880
- 46,236babies recorded
What does the name Alexia mean?
Alexia is the feminine form of Alexius (Greek Alexios), from alexein 'to defend, help', so roughly 'defender' or 'helper'. Alexios was the name of several Byzantine emperors. As a modern girls' name Alexia also sits beside Alexis and Alexandra, which share the same Greek root.
ἀλέξειν (alexein) (Ancient Greek, “to defend, help”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alexis, Alexa, Alessia, Alexandra.
See also: Greek names, names that mean protector.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alexia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexis', DMNES (Durham University)
Nicknames for Alexia
The usual nicknames for Alexia are Lexi and Lex. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Alexia in the last five years, 200 were named Lexi, against 33 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexi · also for Alexandra, Alexandria, Alexis | Modern | #628 | 3,059 |
| Lex · also for Alexander, Alexis, Alexa | Modern | — | 5 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alexias go by each one.
Alexia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 44 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,040 | 239 |
| 2020 | #732 | 373 |
| 2010 | #245 | 1,297 |
| 2000 | #165 | 2,019 |
| 1990 | #559 | 422 |
| 1980 | #1,016 | 143 |
| 1970 | #1,877 | 46 |
| 1960 | #2,014 | 32 |
| 1950 | #2,437 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alexia, counting every spelling?
Alexia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,001 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,040 for Alexia on its own. Together these spellings went to 239 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexia | 239 | #1,040 | 1,532 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alexia?
239 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alexia (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alexia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alexia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alexia?
About 45,400 people born in the US named Alexia are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 16 and 27. That makes Alexia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alexia by state
How common Alexia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (3.1×), Texas (1.8×), California (1.7×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alexia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alexia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alexia · Sibling names for Alexia
Questions about the name Alexia
What does Alexia mean?
Alexia means “defender, helper (feminine of Alexius)” (Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alexia?
Alexia was the 1040th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 239 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 128th with 2,691 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 721 places. More babies were named Alexia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alexia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alexia in the US.
Where is Alexia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alexia was most common in Arizona (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.