girl (SSA Category)Greek OriginUS Rank #513 in 2025

Alexis

Alternative forms & variants: Alex, Alexi

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Helper, defender of humanity (from alexo, to defend)”

Linguistic heritage: Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:uh-LEK-sis

IPA (US English):/əˈlɛksɪs/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity199819,778 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#5131,131 births in 2025

Total US Registrations412,632Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio84% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1998 (19,778 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level584 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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