Given name
Elexis
“helper and defender of mankind”
Elexis is a form of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Elexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” Elexis is a form of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Elexis is used as a form of Alexis.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elexis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,825
- 0 boys · 2,825 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 176 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,268 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,268 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,267 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.
Elexis’s family of names
Elexis is a form of Alexis. Elexis has a related form in Elexus. Elexis has a related form in Elexia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
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.
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