Lexus

Lexus: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “defender”
Origin: Greek
Say it: LEK-sus · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (96% of all uses)

Modern American coinage, probably influenced by Alexus/Alexis and the automobile brand. When used as a name, it is commonly associated with Greek alexein 'to defend'.

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How popular is Lexus?

20246.0 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 Lexus in 202420

Peak year1996

Total US babies since 18806,821

Lexus is fading: recent use is about 25% of its level ten years before.

Names like Lexus

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Elenabright, shining light · Greek
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Zoeylife · Greek

Lexus questions

What does the name Lexus mean?

Lexus means "defender". It comes from Greek. Modern American coinage, probably influenced by Alexus/Alexis and the automobile brand. When used as a name, it is commonly associated with Greek alexein 'to defend'.

Is Lexus a boy or girl name?

Lexus is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lexus?

20 US babies were named Lexus in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.

How do you pronounce Lexus?

Lexus is usually pronounced LEK-sus.

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.