Alexia

Girl · Greek

Alexia

Say it: uh-LEK-see-uh

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Meaning

A feminine form of Alexios, from Greek alexein 'to defend, protect'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Used across Europe and the Americas, it was most popular in the US in the 1990s.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

44,669 babies given this name since 1916
At its height in 2002, about 1 in 668 girls
369 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Greek Spanish Italian American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Alexa, Alexya

Spanish	Alexia
Italian	Alessia
Greek	Alexía

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Where this comes from

Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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