How Many People Are Named Alexius?

1,616

people named Alexius are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 211,500 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,650 babies named Alexius in Social Security records from 1928 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#7,732

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Girl Names

#4,324

See the top 100

Peak Year

1998

121 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

📖 Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Αλεξις (see ALEXIS). This was the name of five Byzantine emperors. It was also borne by a 5th-century Syrian saint who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
92.4%
Male
7.6%

Of the babies given the name Alexius, 92.4% were girls and 7.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Alexius rose from 65% in the 1980s to 80.9% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 97.8%.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Alexius alive today is about 26 years old, and 72% are under 30. Half of them were between 22 and 30 in 2025.

Under 30 1,157
71.6%
30 to 59 459
28.4%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Alexius first appears in the records in 1928 and was given most often in 1998, to 121 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.

Babies given the name each year, 1928 to 2018

🏆 Rank History

Alexius has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,404, in 1997.

Girls
Rank in 2025Not ranked
Best rank#1,404 (1997)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#1,903 in the 1990s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Alexius alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Alexius were born in Texas than in any other state: about 96 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alexius was given 13.6 times as often in Mississippi, 5.9 times in Georgia and 1.9 times in Texas.

Texas 96
Georgia 95
Mississippi 58
Alabama 48
Tennessee 48
North Carolina 44
South Carolina 29
Florida 25
California 23
Missouri 20
Louisiana 16
Illinois 12
Michigan 10
Ohio 5
Kentucky 5
Indiana 5
Virginia 5

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