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The baby name Alexis is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEK-sis (English /əˈlɛksɪs/); ah-LEK-sees (Spanish /aˈleksis/).

Alexis is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ə-LEK-sis (English /əˈlɛksɪs/); ah-LEK-sees (Spanish /aˈleksis/)

What is the meaning of the name Alexis ?

The baby name Alexis is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEK-sis (English /əˈlɛksɪs/); ah-LEK-sees (Spanish /aˈleksis/).

Alexis is Greek in Origin.

Alexis is a Greek given name from Aléxis, rooted in the verb alexein “to defend, help,” hence “defender” or “protector.” It is closely related to Alexios and the Latin Alexius. Attested in classical Greece (the comic poet Alexis) and prominent in Byzantium via emperors named Alexios, it spread through Europe with the medieval cult of St. Alexius and remained familiar in French and other traditions.

In English, Alexis was long masculine before becoming broadly unisex and surging for girls in the late 20th century, helped by pop culture such as the TV character Alexis Carrington. Today it is well established across languages. International variants include Alexios/Aléxis (Greek), Alexius (Latin), Alexei/Aleksei (Russian), Oleksii (Ukrainian), Aleksi (Finnish), Alejo (Spanish), and Alessio (Italian); feminine counterparts Alexa, Alexia, and Alessia. Diminutives include Alex, Lex, Lexi/Lexie, and Ali.

Alexis has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alexis

Alexis de Tocqueville Politician · Born 1805 · France Alexis de Tocqueville was a French diplomat, political philosopher, and historian best known for his landmark books Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. Born in 1805, he became one of the most influential thinkers on democracy and politics in the 19th century. Alexis Tsipras Politician · Born 1974 · Greece Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician best known for serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019. A prominent left-wing leader, he led the Syriza party from 2008 to 2023. Alexis Arquette Musician · Born 1969 · United States Alexis Arquette was an American actress and transgender activist, best known for her roles in films like Pulp Fiction, The Wedding Singer, and Bride of Chucky. Born in Los Angeles, she was the fourth of five children of actor and director Lewis Arquette and actress Brenda Olivia "Mardi" Arquette.
Alexis Amore Actor · Born 1978 · United States Alexis Amore, born Fabiola Melgar García, is best known as an adult film actress and director. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2018. Alexis Denisof Actor · Born 1966 · United States Alexis Denisof is an American actor best known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. He also had a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother. Alexis Knapp Actor · Born 1989 · United States Alexis Knapp is an American actress best known for her role as Stacie Conrad in the Pitch Perfect film series. She has also appeared in movies like Project X and Couples Retreat. Born in 1989, she has built a career in the entertainment industry with her comedic and musical talents.

Celebrity babies named Alexis

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Alexis Olympia Ohanian, Jr. Serena Williams tennis player ★★★★★
Alexis Hubbard L. Ron Hubbard musician ★★★★★
Alexis Stewart Martha Stewart model ★★★★★

Alexis – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Germany Girls 2016 #1 — 432
BI Boys 0 #3 60 917
BF 0 #10 1 188
SV 0 #10 2 283
BI 0 #11 2 425
HT 0 #11 2 399
PA Boys 0 #18 5,148 9,305
HN 0 #19 4 704
HT Girls 0 #19 5 950
MV 0 #19 1 644
BF Boys 0 #22 5 439
SV Boys 0 #23 6 352
PA 0 #25 127 3,797
CY 0 #26 35 1,632
CY Boys 0 #27 201 3,473
HT Boys 0 #27 8 903
PR 0 #27 29 1,497
HN Boys 0 #33 20 749
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
DJ Boys 0 #34 3 657
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
PR Boys 0 #36 309 2,508
New Zealand Girls 2010 #42 75 98
CM 0 #42 14 2,592
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
GR Boys 0 #44 598 6,912
CL Boys 0 #50 12,840 13,390
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
MX Boys 0 #52 21,946 16,355
LU 0 #61 6 2,830
GR 0 #63 85 3,911
EC 0 #68 48 2,502
JP 0 #69 9 4,057
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
CO Boys 0 #77 16,419 15,656
PH 0 #78 19 5,607
BG 0 #81 2 1,799
CN 0 #82 5 3,857
EC Boys 0 #82 334 3,322
CR Boys 0 #83 1,513 10,188
RS 0 #83 2 923
AR Boys 0 #84 2,872 7,628
GT Boys 0 #85 1,422 7,625
PE Boys 0 #89 7,492 14,506
UY Boys 0 #91 1,888 5,922
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
Switzerland Boys 2024 #93 45 1,769
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
CL 0 #101 678 6,867
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
TW 0 #101 3 4,523
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
BN Girls 0 #107 8 5,459
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
CM Boys 0 #111 1,169 12,054
France Boys 2021 #114 487 2,865
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
MX 0 #116 502 8,339
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
CY Girls 0 #122 4 3,755
UY 0 #126 52 2,477
CR 0 #127 32 5,526
GT 0 #127 224 5,948
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
Belgium Boys 2024 #137 52 401
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
AR 0 #147 40 2,915
BO Boys 0 #147 1,377 9,244
MT Girls 0 #147 7 3,773
BW Boys 0 #150 5 4,685
Canada Boys 2024 #151 175 2,588
Spain Boys 0 #152 3,566 5,610
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
Sweden Boys 2022 #162 21 1,509
PE 0 #162 165 6,350
AE 0 #164 14 10,220
PR Girls 0 #166 2 3,171
HU Boys 0 #170 5 3,954
Belgium Girls 2019 #173 27 426
MT Boys 0 #174 6 4,064
Sweden Girls 2022 #175 5 1,568
HR 0 #180 2 2,081
LU Boys 0 #180 39 4,970
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
RU 0 #190 5 3,641
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
CO 0 #209 421 7,768
PL 0 #209 4 2,600
BO 0 #210 186 6,868
NA Girls 0 #211 14 7,146
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
MO Boys 0 #213 11 5,842
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
Canada Girls 2024 #220 66 2,795
EC Girls 0 #220 20 3,650
PS 0 #220 7 5,692
SG 0 #220 50 11,010
PH Boys 0 #221 178 11,440
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
AO Boys 0 #230 13 5,568
JM Girls 0 #230 30 7,507
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
GH 0 #240 9 5,396
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
GR Girls 0 #242 8 6,293
MO Girls 0 #242 10 7,056
PT 0 #244 7 4,161
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
NA Boys 0 #249 5 6,830
TW Boys 0 #249 8 7,111
NG 0 #254 11 5,926
JM Boys 0 #256 17 6,876
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
PT Boys 0 #260 117 7,951
PH Girls 0 #263 129 13,098
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
JP Boys 0 #281 17 7,909
TW Girls 0 #281 9 8,139
SA 0 #283 13 10,560
AL Boys 0 #289 10 5,122
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
CN Boys 0 #297 23 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #297 9 6,530
QA Girls 0 #299 18 15,378
GH Boys 0 #303 43 8,138
MY 0 #303 28 12,352
Spain 0 #307 151 2,326
GH Girls 0 #312 13 6,973
DK Boys 0 #314 12 7,401
MU Boys 0 #314 44 8,477
HK 0 #322 27 8,483
DK Girls 0 #324 6 7,429
CN Girls 0 #327 23 8,829
CZ Girls 0 #329 13 5,378
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
PL Boys 0 #332 9 6,459
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
MU Girls 0 #340 12 8,539
PL Girls 0 #341 14 5,096
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
BR 0 #357 4 5,969
JO Boys 0 #368 10 7,057
NL 0 #378 14 2,481
OM Girls 0 #382 15 15,987
CR Girls 0 #396 139 11,342
BD Girls 0 #398 9 8,413
France Girls 2021 #403 3 3,185
Germany 0 #405 33 2,542
RU Boys 0 #405 101 12,621
ZA 0 #405 43 14,421
Austria Girls 0 #406 15 1,885
Finland Boys 0 #408 20 2,041
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
SD Boys 0 #411 35 10,523
United States Boys 2024 #419 636 7,044
United States Girls 2024 #420 604 8,487
Austria Boys 0 #426 17 2,180
PA Girls 0 #428 54 9,861
SG Girls 0 #433 155 18,916
PT Girls 0 #439 13 7,952
HK Boys 0 #445 83 12,905
RU Girls 0 #446 53 11,913
GT Girls 0 #456 50 7,500
CM Girls 0 #458 83 11,671
KW Girls 0 #463 53 19,177
UY Girls 0 #495 16 6,731
AE Girls 0 #509 45 20,968
PS Girls 0 #510 14 10,981
IR Girls 0 #516 15 8,334
LY 0 #518 18 12,703
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
BH 0 #521 33 17,937
PS Boys 0 #529 20 10,655
BO Girls 0 #531 81 9,488
IR Boys 0 #538 15 10,162
AR Girls 0 #553 47 8,289
Finland Boys 2026 #554 132 3,552
BD Boys 0 #556 21 10,045
HK Girls 0 #556 60 16,104
IL Boys 0 #585 23 10,983
IL Girls 0 #597 21 11,648
LB 0 #617 42 13,263
SG Boys 0 #618 80 17,960
IQ Boys 0 #643 25 13,071
QA Boys 0 #645 63 18,093
CO Girls 0 #647 516 16,140
IN Girls 0 #650 5 13,121
NG Girls 0 #654 134 15,093
BR Boys 0 #656 96 12,213
IT 0 #661 54 4,183
MX Girls 0 #703 599 17,781
CL Girls 0 #710 142 14,098
Finland Girls 2026 #724 15 3,895
KW Boys 0 #734 36 18,755
NG Boys 0 #739 218 16,906
TN 0 #747 83 13,765
SY 0 #762 6 11,684
Germany Boys 0 #772 181 5,697
Germany Girls 0 #775 64 4,949
IT Boys 0 #779 802 10,046
PE Girls 0 #821 123 14,861
ZA Girls 0 #841 307 25,928
SA Girls 0 #842 94 25,931
NL Boys 0 #847 105 5,873
OM Boys 0 #847 35 17,948
MY Girls 0 #852 143 24,821
EG Boys 0 #854 33 15,035
MA 0 #885 245 20,986
Spain Girls 0 #889 95 5,561
MY Boys 0 #898 215 25,439
NL Girls 0 #913 43 5,933
EG Girls 0 #948 12 14,742
IN Boys 0 #978 24 16,750
AE Boys 0 #982 111 22,615
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
ZA Boys 0 #998 181 25,619
DZ 0 #1,046 131 20,130
TR 0 #1,144 68 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,182 266 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,351 264 28,008

Alexis is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Scotland, United Kingdom
Canada
Belgium
Brussels, Belgium

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People also ask about Alexis

Alexis is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Alexis is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ə-LEK-sis (English /əˈlɛksɪs/); ah-LEK-sees (Spanish /aˈleksis/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alexia, Alexios, Alexei / Aleksei, Alessio, Aleixo and Alix.
Across languages, Alexis has these equivalents: Alexios (Greek), Alexei / Aleksei (Russian/Slavic), Alessio (Italian), Aleixo (Portuguese), Aleksis (Latvian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Alexis ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Alexis ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Yes — 12 notable people named Alexis are in our database, including Alexis de Tocqueville (Politician), Alexis Tsipras (Politician), Alexis Arquette (Musician).
Yes — at least 3 celebrity couples have chosen Alexis for their child, including Serena Williams.