Given name
Lexandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lexandra is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lexandra is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie 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 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 144
- 0 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 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 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 166 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.
Lexandra’s family of names
Lexandra has a related form in Lexie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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