Fun Facts About the Name Alix
- More than 4 thousand babies named Alix: U.S. records list 4,573 babies given the name Alix from 1880 through 2025. Even 989 boys received the name Alix - about 1 boy for every 4 girls.
What Does the Name Alix Mean?
Alix is the medieval French form of Alice, and its meaning comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis. That name was built from adal, "noble," and heit, "kind, sort, type" - so the literal sense is "of noble kind" or "of noble type." The second element is the same one that produced German -heit and English -hood. In northern France the name was shortened to Aalis, Alis, and Alix; the final -x was a common Old French spelling for a final -s, so Alix and Alis were the same name written two ways. Separately, Alix is also used in modern times as a short form of Alexandra or Alexis, Greek names meaning "defender" or "helper of men." That is a different origin and does not affect the meaning above.
Alix Name History & Origins
Alix descended from the Frankish name Adalheidis, which spread through the Frankish realms and was written in Latin documents as Adelheidis. In the French-speaking north it was reduced to Aalis and Alis, and medieval French writers used Alix as one spelling of the same name. Noblewomen of the period bore it, among them Alix of France (born about 1150), daughter of Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became countess of Blois; Alix of Champagne, queen of Cyprus in the thirteenth century; and Alix of Thouars, duchess of Brittany. The name also crossed to England, where it settled into the form Alice, while Alix remained the French spelling; the pet form Alison comes from the same source.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the name appeared in European royal families. Princess Alix of Hesse, born in 1872, was known in her family by this name and became Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia after her marriage to Nicholas II. She was named after her mother, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, a daughter of Queen Victoria - an example of Alix and Alice being treated as the same name in different languages.
How Popular is the Name Alix?
Alix has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1993. Its best rank was #1,104 in 1993.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,247 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #4,551 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #5,132 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #4,909 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #4,836 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #5,671 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,438 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2018 | #4,774 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2017 | #4,817 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #4,996 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #3,994 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #4,461 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #3,853 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2012 | #5,564 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #3,917 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #4,028 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #4,486 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #3,272 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2007 | #3,290 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #3,178 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2005 | #2,758 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2004 | #2,590 | 64 | 0.0035% |
| 2003 | #2,261 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #2,856 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 2001 | #2,304 | 69 | 0.0038% |
| 2000 | #1,985 | 84 | 0.0046% |
| 1999 | #1,828 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 1998 | #1,846 | 83 | 0.0047% |
| 1997 | #1,552 | 104 | 0.0060% |
| 1996 | #1,539 | 103 | 0.0059% |
| 1995 | #1,279 | 131 | 0.0074% |
| 1994 | #1,286 | 132 | 0.0074% |
| 1993 | #1,104 | 163 | 0.0090% |
| 1992 | #1,164 | 151 | 0.0082% |
| 1991 | #1,117 | 159 | 0.0085% |
| 1990 | #1,325 | 122 | 0.0064% |
| 1989 | #1,123 | 147 | 0.0080% |
| 1988 | #1,328 | 108 | 0.0061% |
| 1987 | #1,372 | 99 | 0.0057% |
| 1986 | #1,589 | 75 | 0.0044% |
| 1985 | #2,546 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #1,961 | 52 | 0.0031% |
| 1983 | #2,979 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1982 | #3,650 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #3,861 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1980 | #3,414 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #4,630 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #4,082 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #6,359 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #3,815 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #3,264 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #3,215 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #2,629 | 27 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #3,897 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #4,129 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1970 | #3,584 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #3,778 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #3,061 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,404 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #4,502 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,519 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #4,274 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #4,012 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #4,889 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,821 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #2,762 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #2,656 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,453 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1955 | #2,476 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #2,781 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #3,111 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #3,809 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,580 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #4,326 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,624 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1948 | #2,008 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1947 | #2,202 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1946 | #2,232 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1945 | #2,461 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #1,968 | 19 | 0.0014% |
| 1943 | #1,753 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1942 | #1,862 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1941 | #2,670 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,925 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,449 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #3,811 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #3,454 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,218 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,753 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #5,077 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #9,014 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,038 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #7,049 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,196 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #7,645 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,703 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,135 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #7,515 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #5,072 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #8,143 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,261 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,211 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,749 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #4,755 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #5,497 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #4,644 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #5,083 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,292 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #3,865 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #3,981 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,915 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #4,307 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #2,995 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #3,185 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1998 | #3,096 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #2,549 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #2,682 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #2,055 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1994 | #2,767 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #1,907 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #2,255 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #3,105 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #2,434 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #2,787 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,685 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #2,272 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,947 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,275 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #3,415 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,971 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #4,523 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,545 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,863 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,079 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,176 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #2,949 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,665 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,846 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #3,157 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,376 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,744 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,320 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #2,764 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,784 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #3,542 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,053 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,053 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,004 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1930 | #4,012 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Alix Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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