Alexia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; a feminine form of Alexios.
How Alexia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #318 |
| 2016 | #377 |
| 2017 | #412 |
| 2018 | #517 |
| 2019 | #632 |
| 2020 | #734 |
| 2021 | #880 |
| 2022 | #826 |
| 2023 | #814 |
| 2024 | #883 |
Alexia by the numbers
In 2025, 33 babies in England and Wales were named Alexia. In the US, 768 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,691 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Alexios
Like Alexia, each of these traces back to Alexios: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alexia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alesiadefender; a form of Alexia8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexxavariant of Alexa, defender of mankind32 in the US (2017)
- Aleciaof noble birth; a form of Alicia26 in the US (2017)
- Alexiedefender of mankind; a form of Alexis24 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alexia
Names that are said the same way as Alexia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alexia, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alessandradefender of mankind; feminine form of alexander1,034 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alexia
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