Lexi

Meaning: Protector of mankind
Origin: Variant of Alexandra (from Greek)

Girl's name · #628 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Lexi's best rank, #241, came in 2014; it has settled back to #628 today. Roughly 28,000 girls have been named Lexi since 1948.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#238 in Scotland (2025) · #250 in Netherlands (2025) · #260 in New Zealand (2025) · #311 in N. Ireland (2025) · #338 in England & Wales (2025) · #342 in Ireland (2025) · #421 in Sweden (2025) · #766 in Belgium (2025) · #390 in Canada (2024).

Famous Lexis

Lexi Ainsworth — American actress
Lexi Alexander — German director
Lexi Randall — American actress
Lexi Thompson — American professional golfer
Lexi Underwood — American actress and singer

In stories & tradition

Lexi King — Emmerdale (TV series)
Lexi Sterling^fr — Melrose Place (TV series)
Lexi Pearce — EastEnders (TV series)

What Lexis become

Among 143 notable people named Lexi:

Sports figures appear 2.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lexi Thompson, American professional golfer.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Lexie (#1357), Lexi would rank around #482 with about 630 births last year — the newborns split about 74/26 between Lexi and Lexie.

Similar names: Lexie · Madilyn · Lennox · Kenzie · Lyric · Harmony

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