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Meaning This name is in the birth records, but its history has not yet been added to the library. We add meanings only when they can be given with a source.
Its wave through time Most used in the 1990s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Girls 2002 Boys 2008 per 100,000 babies of that sex 5,660 babies given this name since 1965 At its height in 1998, about 1 in 9,500 girls 54 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Alexander Boy From Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr (andros) 'man'. Greece · peak 1993 Alexis Girl or boy From Greek alexis 'defence, helper', from alexein 'to defend'. Greece · peak 1998 Alex Boy A short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'. Victorian · peak 1995 Alexandra Girl From Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr (andros) 'man'. Greece · peak 1993 Alexa Girl A short form of Alexandra, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr, andros 'man'. Modern · peak 2015 Alec Boy A short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr, andros 'man'. Modern · peak 1995 Alexia Girl A feminine form of Alexios, from Greek alexein 'to defend, protect'. Modern · peak 2002 Alexandre Boy French form of Alexander, from Greek alexein 'to defend' and anēr 'man'. Revolutions · peak 2003 · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.