Given name & surname
Lexi
“helper and defender of mankind”
In English use, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexis. In English usage, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28,120
- 5 boys · 28,115 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,334 babies
- 2025
- 464
- #628 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 464 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 628 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,334 in 2014. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (78). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 27,809 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.
Lexi’s family of names
In English usage, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexis. In English usage, Lexi has a related form in Lexie. In English usage, Lexi is a diminutive of Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
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 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lexi
- Lexi AinsworthAmerican actressborn 1992
- Lexi AlexanderGerman directorborn 1974
- Lexi ThompsonAmerican professional golferborn 1995
- Lexi RandallAmerican actressborn 1980
- Lexi LoveAmerican actressborn 1980
- Lexi UnderwoodAmerican actress and singerborn 2003
- Lexi PotterEnglish footballerborn 2006
- Lexi JonesEnglish photographer, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter; daughter of David Bowieborn 2000
- Lexi AllenAmerican gospel singerborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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