Given name & surname
Lexa
“helper and defender of mankind”
In English use, Lexa is a short form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lexa is a short form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Lexa is a short form of Alexandra. In English usage, Lexa is a short form of Alexa.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,578
- 0 boys · 1,578 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 115 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,827 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,827 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 115 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,445 as a first name in 2020; 317 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.
Lexa’s family of names
In English usage, Lexa is a short form of Alexandra. In English usage, Lexa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alex. In English usage, Lexa is a short form of Alexa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lexa has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
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.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lexa
Characters named Lexa: Lexa (The CW's TV series The 100).
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