Given name & surname
Lexis
“helper and defender of mankind”
In English use, Lexis has a related form in Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Lexis has a related form in Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lexis is a form of Alexis. Alexis comes from French, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,358
- 44 boys · 3,314 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 223 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,194 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,194 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 217 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,314 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.
Lexis’s family of names
In English usage, Lexis has a related form in Alexis. Lexis has a related form in Lexie. Lexis has a related form in Lex.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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