Given name
Alexina
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alexina is a feminine form of Alex. In English use, Alex carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alexina is a feminine form of Alex. In English use, Alex carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Alexina is a feminine form of Alex.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 0 boys · 344 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 287 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alexina’s family of names
Alexina has a short form in Zena. Alexina is a feminine form of Alex. Alexina has a related form in Alexandra.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alexina
- Alexina GrahamEnglish fashion modelborn 1990
- Alexina DuchampAmerican art dealer (1906–1995)
- Alexina LouieCanadian classical composerborn 1949
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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