Lexia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; a form of Alexandra.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lexia by the numbers
Lexia was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 60 babies in 2002, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Alexandra
Like Lexia, each of these traces back to Alexandra: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Sandradefender of mankind; short form of Alexandra299 in the US (2017)
- Aleksandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lexydefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra58 in the US (2017)
- Alyssandranoble defender; a form of Alexandra29 in the US (2017)
- Alexianadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra23 in the US (2017)
- Xandriadefender of men; short form of Alexandra21 in the US (2017)
- Alesandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
- Alexsadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lexia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Leiaweary; a form of leah1,151 in the US (2017)
- Lexidefender of men; diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis938 in the US (2017)
- Lexiedefender of men; diminutive of Alexis348 in the US (2017)
- Lexadefender of mankind; a diminutive of alexandra115 in the US (2017)
- Lexiidefender of mankind; a form of Alexis14 in the US (2017)
- Lexisword; speech; from Greek lexis12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Lexia, 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)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 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)
Names about as common as Lexia
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