Alexis
Alexis is a unisex name: 547 girls and 584 boys were given it in 2025 (#554 among girls’ names and #513 among boys’, #589 among all names counting both); 412,632 Americans have been recorded with it since 1882 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Boys have outnumbered girls among babies named Alexis every year since 2024.
An estimated 404,000 Americans named Alexis and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (98% of everyone recorded); the median is 26 years old and half are between 20 and 31.
Alexis is among the most evenly shared names of 2025: #4 of 43 unisex names by how close its split is to half and half.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Alexis by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Alexis mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Alexis is “a female given name from Ancient Greek, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.” Its etymology gives the sense “helper, defender” (Ἄλεξις).
Also “a male given name from Ancient Greek.”
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).
/əˈlɛks.ɪs/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Alexis?
#554 among girls’ names, 2025
Alexis fell from #85 in 2015 to #554 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 1.9 to 0.34 per 1,000.
22,095 babies in 1998, the peak
Alexis peaked in 1998, when 22,095 babies were given it (19,778 girls, #6 among girls’ names). The 1,131 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 5% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 547 | #554 | 584 | #513 |
| 2024 | 610 | #501 | 640 | #484 |
| 2023 | 686 | #448 | 643 | #472 |
| 2022 | 881 | #359 | 670 | #458 |
| 2021 | 949 | #342 | 634 | #469 |
| 2020 | 1,033 | #311 | 616 | #481 |
| 2019 | 1,330 | #235 | 670 | #450 |
| 2018 | 1,656 | #179 | 676 | #445 |
| 2017 | 2,075 | #143 | 804 | #397 |
| 2016 | 2,696 | #118 | 965 | #350 |
Every recorded year (118)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,435 | #85 | 995 | #344 |
| 2014 | 4,247 | #65 | 1,175 | #303 |
| 2013 | 4,785 | #47 | 1,191 | #295 |
| 2012 | 5,375 | #40 | 1,560 | #229 |
| 2011 | 6,538 | #26 | 1,482 | #242 |
| 2010 | 8,279 | #16 | 1,621 | #223 |
| 2009 | 9,946 | #13 | 2,019 | #186 |
| 2008 | 9,734 | #15 | 2,341 | #169 |
| 2007 | 9,923 | #19 | 2,657 | #158 |
| 2006 | 11,239 | #14 | 3,203 | #130 |
| 2005 | 11,977 | #13 | 3,050 | #132 |
| 2004 | 13,477 | #11 | 4,175 | #103 |
| 2003 | 14,867 | #7 | 2,721 | #150 |
| 2002 | 15,636 | #5 | 2,379 | #161 |
| 2001 | 16,404 | #5 | 2,769 | #143 |
| 2000 | 17,631 | #6 | 2,715 | #144 |
| 1999 | 19,237 | #3 | 2,434 | #147 |
| 1998 | 19,778 | #6 | 2,317 | #148 |
| 1997 | 17,171 | #8 | 3,182 | #120 |
| 1996 | 16,592 | #8 | 1,795 | #180 |
| 1995 | 14,334 | #14 | 1,881 | #174 |
| 1994 | 13,039 | #18 | 1,288 | #227 |
| 1993 | 10,834 | #27 | 1,101 | #261 |
| 1992 | 7,948 | #40 | 767 | #330 |
| 1991 | 7,009 | #47 | 759 | #330 |
| 1990 | 5,257 | #66 | 738 | #336 |
| 1989 | 3,518 | #92 | 549 | #397 |
| 1988 | 2,900 | #97 | 418 | #441 |
| 1987 | 2,460 | #113 | 478 | #397 |
| 1986 | 2,197 | #129 | 429 | #413 |
| 1985 | 2,516 | #112 | 519 | #355 |
| 1984 | 3,292 | #89 | 475 | #371 |
| 1983 | 3,462 | #83 | 657 | #299 |
| 1982 | 3,123 | #93 | 760 | #276 |
| 1981 | 1,584 | #172 | 405 | #406 |
| 1980 | 1,269 | #205 | 352 | #441 |
| 1979 | 1,008 | #248 | 331 | #446 |
| 1978 | 771 | #300 | 254 | #513 |
| 1977 | 724 | #325 | 240 | #537 |
| 1976 | 693 | #322 | 214 | #552 |
| 1975 | 675 | #328 | 218 | #544 |
| 1974 | 601 | #358 | 180 | #595 |
| 1973 | 487 | #408 | 152 | #645 |
| 1972 | 397 | #466 | 136 | #686 |
| 1971 | 343 | #533 | 157 | #656 |
| 1970 | 353 | #536 | 124 | #737 |
| 1969 | 204 | #696 | 134 | #682 |
| 1968 | 175 | #750 | 111 | #713 |
| 1967 | 184 | #723 | 139 | #635 |
| 1966 | 186 | #724 | 103 | #728 |
| 1965 | 165 | #771 | 105 | #724 |
| 1964 | 104 | #1,066 | 86 | #812 |
| 1963 | 172 | #791 | 65 | #929 |
| 1962 | 154 | #851 | 76 | #870 |
| 1961 | 154 | #858 | 69 | #914 |
| 1960 | 168 | #789 | 65 | #939 |
| 1959 | 168 | #785 | 49 | #1,101 |
| 1958 | 185 | #723 | 46 | #1,130 |
| 1957 | 194 | #714 | 35 | #1,317 |
| 1956 | 181 | #714 | 45 | #1,128 |
| 1955 | 173 | #718 | 30 | #1,395 |
| 1954 | 177 | #698 | 33 | #1,311 |
| 1953 | 216 | #603 | 27 | #1,454 |
| 1952 | 252 | #537 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 252 | #523 | 20 | #1,683 |
| 1950 | 230 | #542 | 18 | #1,746 |
| 1949 | 268 | #492 | 21 | #1,615 |
| 1948 | 217 | #564 | 14 | #2,026 |
| 1947 | 248 | #533 | 16 | #1,915 |
| 1946 | 221 | #529 | 16 | #1,813 |
| 1945 | 122 | #667 | 15 | #1,772 |
| 1944 | 124 | #663 | 23 | #1,399 |
| 1943 | 89 | #824 | 11 | #2,278 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,349 | 16 | #1,800 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,429 | 7 | #2,876 |
| 1940 | under 5 | 7 | #2,878 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 13 | #1,960 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 5 | #3,539 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 12 | #2,089 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 9 | #2,532 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 11 | #2,267 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 13 | #1,998 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 11 | #2,316 | |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,343 | 12 | #2,208 |
| 1930 | under 5 | 8 | #3,026 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 11 | #2,452 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 8 | #3,081 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 11 | #2,524 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 13 | #2,302 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 18 | #1,872 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 14 | #2,229 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 17 | #1,942 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 9 | #3,018 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 19 | #1,830 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 19 | #1,821 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 18 | #1,811 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 13 | #2,261 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 19 | #1,694 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 20 | #1,593 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 14 | #1,969 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 14 | #1,689 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 6 | #2,502 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 14 | #1,269 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 8 | #1,290 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 5 | #1,349 | |
| 1895 | under 5 | 5 | #1,082 | |
| 1887 | under 5 | 5 | #930 | |
| 1882 | under 5 | 6 | #839 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Alexis a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 412,632 Americans recorded as Alexis, 84% are girls and 16% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Alexis: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Alexis, and how old are they?
404,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 98% of the 412,632 Americans ever recorded as Alexis. The median Alexis alive today is 26 years old; half are between 20 and 31.
The 2020 Census counted 358,350 people named Alexis (296,602 women and girls, 61,748 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 398,035 born in the U.S. The Census count is 10% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 248 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 3,380 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 10,400 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 110,000 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 245,000 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 35,000 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Alexis born?
The states with the most babies named Alexis are Texas, California and Florida, with 43% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 200 | #487 | 1.0× |
| California | 187 | #498 | 1.0× |
| Florida | 65 | #516 | 1.0× |
| New York | 52 | #629 | 0.9× |
| Illinois | 52 | #496 | 1.0× |
| North Carolina | 41 | #489 | 0.9× |
| Georgia | 39 | #582 | 1.0× |
| Arizona | 33 | #479 | 1.1× |
| Ohio | 31 | #445 | 1.0× |
| New Jersey | 31 | #537 | 0.9× |
Where Alexis is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Alexis is most over-represented in Arizona: since 1910 it was given 1.1 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Alexis with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 441,984 babies since 1880, Alexis is the most given (93% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,131 of their 1,146 babies (99%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Alexis and names like it
- Compare Alexis and AlexusBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sAlexis peaked in 1998.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Alexis since 1910.
- Ancient Greek namesWiktionary’s origin for Alexis: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1998The year the most babies were named Alexis.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Alexis alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with AMost given first.