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Alexis

Boy's name · #513 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

46% boys · 54% girls — Alexis is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. Alexis →

Popularity over time

Alexis reached #103 in 2004 and has eased to #513 since. About 68,000 boys have carried it since 1882.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#62 in Mexico (2024) · #106 in Ecuador (2025) · #131 in Switzerland (2025) · #252 in France (2025) · #272 in Belgium (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #841 in Ireland (2025) · #1,470 in England & Wales (2025) · #196 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alexises

• Alexis de Tocqueville — French political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805–1859)
• Alexis Tsipras — Greek politician (born 1974)
• Alexis Carrel — French surgeon and biologist
• Alexis Sánchez — Chilean footballer (born 1988)
• Alexis Mac Allister — Argentine association football player (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

• Alexis^it — Eclogues (book)
• Alexis Leskinen — Steins;Gate 0 (video game)
• Alexis Hargreaves^fr — Earl Cain (manga)

What Alexises become

Among 1,890 notable people named Alexis:

Sports figures appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexis Sánchez, Chilean footballer (born 1988).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Alexis is Alexander for a boy.

Similar names: Esteban · Alex · Adan · Marcos · Armando · Fabian

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