How Many People Are Named Alexis?
people named Alexis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 845 people in the US has this name
Based on 412,632 babies named Alexis in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
22,095 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Αλεξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors. In the English-speaking world it is more commonly used as a feminine name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Alexis, 83.7% were girls and 16.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Alexis rose from 0% in the 1910s to 55.4% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1940s, at 90.1%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alexis alive today is about 25 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alexis first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1998, to 22,095 babies. In 2025, 1,131 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alexis reached #3 among girls' names in 1999, and was in the top 10 for 8 years, 1996 to 2003. In 2025 it ranked #554. Among boys, its best rank was #103, in 2004.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #554 | #513 |
| Best rank | #3 (1999) | #103 (2004) |
| Years in the top 10 | 8 | None |
| Years in the top 100 | 31 (1982 to 2015) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #18 in the 1990s | #143 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alexis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alexis were born in California than in any other state: about 56,791 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alexis was given 1.6 times as often in Delaware, 1.5 times in North Dakota and 1.5 times in Wyoming.
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