Given name & surname
Lexie
“helper and defender of mankind”
In English use, Lexie is a diminutive of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” In English use, Lexie is a diminutive 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 Greek.
How it developed
Lexie is used as a form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,225
- 436 boys · 16,789 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 647 babies
- 2025
- 163
- #1,357 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 163 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,357 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 647 in 2010. In 2025, California and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (27 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,012 as a first name in 2020; 105 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lexie’s family of names
In English usage, Lexie is a diminutive of Alexis. Lexie is a form of Alexandra. In English usage, Lexie is a diminutive of Alexandra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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 Lexie
- Lexie AlfordAmerican traveler, photographer, and YouTuber; youngest person to travel to every countryborn 1998
- Lexie FeeneyAustralian archerborn 1989
- Lexie BrownAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
- Lexie HullAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
Characters named Lexie: Lexie Grey (the television show Grey's Anatomy).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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