Alexis
Girl nameAlexis has been given to 412,632 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1998 and currently ranks #554 for girls and #513 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /əˈlɛks.ɪs/
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
Origin: Ancient Greek
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
412,632
Peak year
1998 (22,095 babies)
Rank in 2025
#554 for girls · #513 for boys
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▼ -74%
Gender split
84% girls / 16% boys
Famous people named Alexis
Alexis de Tocqueville
French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
Alexis Tsipras
Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)
Alexis Carrel
French surgeon and biologist
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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