Given name
Lexus
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lexus is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lexus 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 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,837
- 263 boys · 6,574 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 582 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #7,007 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,007 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 41.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 557 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,426 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.
Lexus’s family of names
Lexus has a related form in Lexie. Lexus has a related form in Lex.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lexus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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