Alexa

Alexa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “defender of men”
Origin: Greek
Say it: uh-LEK-suh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Short form of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros. Alexa is also used as an independent given name in English-speaking countries.

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How popular is Alexa?

2024105 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Alexa in 2024348

2024 rank#807 girls

Peak year2015

Total US babies since 1880131,588

Alexa is fading: recent use is about 17% of its level ten years before.

Names like Alexa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Alexandradefender of men · Greek
Alexandreadefender of men · Greek
Sondradefender of mankind · Greek
Andramanly, brave · Greek
Saundradefender of men · Greek
Sophiawisdom · Greek
Sofiawisdom · Greek
Chloeyoung green shoot · Greek

Alexa questions

What does the name Alexa mean?

Alexa means "defender of men". It comes from Greek. Short form of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros. Alexa is also used as an independent given name in English-speaking countries.

Is Alexa a boy or girl name?

Alexa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alexa?

348 US babies were named Alexa in 2024. Its peak year was 2015.

How do you pronounce Alexa?

Alexa is usually pronounced uh-LEK-suh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.