Given name
Alexus
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alexus is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alexus is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra 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 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,875
- 243 boys · 18,632 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 1,720 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,484 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,484 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 57.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,703 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,261 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.
Alexus’s family of names
Alexus has a related form in Alexis. Alexus has a related form in Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Alexus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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