Fun Facts About the Name Elexis
- More than 2 thousand babies named Elexis: U.S. records list 2,824 babies given the name Elexis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elexis Mean?
Elexis is a spelling of Alexis, a name taken from the Greek Alexios (Ἀλέξιος). The Greek name rests on the verb alexō (ἀλέξω), "to ward off, defend, help," so its literal sense is "defender" or "helper." The related name Alexander uses the same verb, but Alexis comes from Alexios, not from Alexander.
Greek also had the feminine Alexia (Ἀλεξία). In English, Alexis is given to both men and women, and Elexis keeps the same origin and meaning. The opening vowel written E- instead of A- is a matter of English spelling and pronunciation rather than a separate root or a different source language.
Elexis Name History & Origins
The parent name Alexios was long common in the Greek-speaking world and spread with Orthodox Christianity. The Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who reigned from 1081 to 1118, is one of its best-known bearers, and several later Byzantine rulers and the emperors of Trebizond also used the name. It passed into other languages as Aleksei in Russian and Alexis in French and English.
In western Europe the name was used mainly for men for centuries. The legend of Saint Alexis, an ascetic of the fifth century whose story was widely retold in medieval France and Italy, kept the masculine form familiar in the West. English and other western languages later used Alexis as a feminine name as well, and in the twentieth century it was regularly given to girls in the English-speaking world.
Elexis shares that history rather than having a separate one. It follows the feminine use of Alexis, with the first vowel written and pronounced as e, the way many English names vary between A- and E- spellings.
How Popular is the Name Elexis?
Elexis 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 1996. Its best rank was #1,050 in 1996.
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 | #12,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,920 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #15,980 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,507 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,505 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,278 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,268 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #14,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #6,490 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,245 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #5,063 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,803 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2012 | #4,413 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #3,861 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,497 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 2009 | #2,191 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 2008 | #2,223 | 89 | 0.0047% |
| 2007 | #2,401 | 79 | 0.0041% |
| 2006 | #2,019 | 98 | 0.0052% |
| 2005 | #2,146 | 86 | 0.0047% |
| 2004 | #1,857 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #1,629 | 118 | 0.0065% |
| 2002 | #1,559 | 120 | 0.0067% |
| 2001 | #1,423 | 133 | 0.0074% |
| 2000 | #1,338 | 141 | 0.0078% |
| 1999 | #1,191 | 162 | 0.0091% |
| 1998 | #1,096 | 176 | 0.0100% |
| 1997 | #1,122 | 167 | 0.0096% |
| 1996 | #1,050 | 176 | 0.0100% |
| 1995 | #1,236 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 1994 | #1,370 | 121 | 0.0068% |
| 1993 | #1,728 | 86 | 0.0048% |
| 1992 | #2,042 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 1991 | #1,963 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 1990 | #2,865 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1989 | #2,676 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1988 | #3,929 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #3,358 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #4,401 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #4,320 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,100 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #3,594 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #4,062 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #6,950 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #9,417 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #6,539 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #7,760 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #8,443 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #9,483 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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