Alexa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “defender.” In 2024 it was given to 348 girls in the United States.
Alexa belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “defender” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Alex.
In the United States, Alexa first appears in Social Security records in 1916. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #32 in 2015, and in 2024 348 babies received the name — 131,304 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alexa means “defender” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alexa is a girl name. In 2024, 348 babies received the name in the US.
Alexa comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Alex.
Alexa first appears in US records in 1916. Its best-ever ranking was #32 in 2015, and 348 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alexa is pronounced /əˈlɛksə/ (IPA).
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