Given name
Lexy
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lexy is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lexy is a variant of Lexie. In Greek use, Lexie carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Lexy is an affectionate form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lexy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,001
- 0 boys · 3,001 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 136 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,939 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −45%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,939 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 136 in 2005. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,189 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.
Lexy’s family of names
Lexy is an affectionate form of Alexandra. In English usage, Lexy has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alex. In English usage, Lexy has a related form in Lexi.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lexy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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