Lexie
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of men; diminutive of Alexis.
How Lexie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #712 |
| 2016 | #743 |
| 2017 | #781 |
| 2018 | #785 |
| 2019 | #876 |
| 2020 | #914 |
| 2021 | #900 |
| 2022 | #953 |
Lexie by the numbers
In 2025, 55 babies in England and Wales were named Lexie. In the US, 348 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 646 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Alexis
Like Lexie, each of these traces back to Alexis: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lexlaw; a form of Alexander or Alexis90 in the US (2017)
- Alexysdefender of mankind; a form of Alexis25 in the US (2017)
- Alexiedefender of mankind; a form of Alexis24 in the US (2017)
- Lexi-Maedefender of mankind; a form of Alexis combined with Mae14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alyxisdefender of mankind; a form of Alexis6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lexie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lexidefender of men; diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis938 in the US (2017)
- Lexiidefender of mankind; a form of Alexis14 in the US (2017)
- Lexisword; speech; from Greek lexis12 in the US (2017)
- Lexiadefender of men; a form of Alexandra11 in the US (2017)
- Lexeedefender of men; a form of Alexis6 in the US (2017)
- Leviejoined with; a form of Levi or Levy5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lexie
Names that are said the same way as Lexie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Lexie, 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 Lexie
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