Alexis is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “helper, defender.” In 2024 it was given to 636 boys in the United States.
Alexis belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “helper, defender” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alexis first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #103 in 2004, and in 2024 636 babies received the name — 67,485 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alexis means “helper, defender” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alexis is a boy name. In 2024, 636 babies received the name in the US.
Alexis comes from the Greek tradition.
Alexis first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #103 in 2004, and 636 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alexis is pronounced /əˈlɛks.ɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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