Alexia

Meaning: Helper, defender
Origin: Variant of Alexis (from Greek)

Nicknames: Lexi, Lex, Lexie

Girl's name · #1040 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Alexia's best rank, #128, came in 2002; it has stepped well back to #1040 today. Roughly 46,000 girls have been named Alexia since 1916.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#241 in Ecuador (2025) · #337 in Belgium (2025) · #435 in Mexico (2024) · #526 in Sweden (2025) · #667 in Switzerland (2025) · #702 in France (2025) · #728 in Ireland (2025) · #767 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,029 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,317 in Austria (2025) · #709 in Canada (2024).

Famous Alexias

Alexia Putellas — Spanish footballer
Alexia — Italian recording artist; singer (born 1967)
Alexia Fast — Canadian actress
Alexia Runggaldier — Italian biathlete
Alexia Bryn — Norwegian figure skater

In stories & tradition

Alexia Ashford^fa — Resident Evil
Alexia — BladeChick (comics)
Alexia Midgar — The Eminence in Shadow (novel series)

What Alexias become

Among 263 notable people named Alexia:

Entertainers appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexia, Italian recording artist; singer (born 1967).

Spellings & nicknames

About 610 girls a year are given Lexi as their full name, 230 Lexie, and 78 boys Lex.

Similar names: Alexis · Paola · Alexa · Malaysia · Giovanna · Asia

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