Alexia

Meaning: Helper, defender
Origin: Greek — Feminine form of Alexis

Nicknames: Lexi, Lex, Lexie

Girl's name · #1040 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Alexia's best rank, #128, came in 2002; it has stepped well back to #1040 today. Roughly 46,000 girls have been named Alexia since 1916.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#241 in Ecuador (2025) · #291 in Mexico (2024) · #337 in Belgium (2025) · #526 in Sweden (2025) · #667 in Switzerland (2025) · #702 in France (2025) · #715 in Poland (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #767 in Netherlands (2025) · #966 in Canada (2025) · #1,028 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,317 in Austria (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Alexias

Alexia Putellas — Spanish footballer (born 1994)
Alexia Fast — Canadian actress (born 1992)
Alexia — Italian singer (born 1967)
Alexia Barlier — French actress (born 1982)
Alexia Jayy — American singer-songwriter (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

Alexia Ashford^fa — Character in the Resident Evil Franchise
Alexia — BladeChick (comics)
Alexia Midgar — The Eminence in Shadow (novel series)

What Alexias become

Among 263 notable people named Alexia:

Entertainers appear 1.94× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexia, Italian singer (born 1967).

Spellings & nicknames

About 610 girls a year are given Lexi as their full name and 230 Lexie.

Similar names: Alexis · Paola · Alexa · Malaysia · Giovanna · Adrianna

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