Given name
Lexine
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lexine is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lexine 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 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 306
- 0 boys · 306 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 356 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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