Given name & surname
Alexie
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alexie is a variant of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alexie is a variant of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,917
- 272 boys · 1,645 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,557 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,557 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 84 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,876 as a first name in 2020; 650 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alexie’s family of names
Alexie has a related form in Alexis. In French usage, Alexie has a related form in Alexia. In French usage, Alexie has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alexia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alexie has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alexie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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