Given name
Alyx
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alyx is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alyx 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alyx through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,477
- 182 boys · 1,295 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #10,982 for girls · #12,112 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 22% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,982 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 78 in 1993. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,471 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Alyx
Characters named Alyx: Alyx Vance (the Half-Life series of video games).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.