Lexie
A pet form of Alexandra and Alexis, names built on the Greek alexein, to defend, with aner, meaning man.
Lexie in 2025
Lexie was given to 163 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,551st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,340 babies born.
The history of Lexie
Lexie reached its highest point in 2010, when 647 babies were given the name, ranking 895th that year.
Across the 140 years of records since 1886, 17,225 babies have been named Lexie. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Lexie by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lexie | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13 | 1,666 |
| 1890s | 125 | 1,121 |
| 1900s | 186 | 1,065 |
| 1910s | 480 | 1,241 |
| 1920s | 519 | 1,747 |
| 1930s | 337 | 2,003 |
| 1940s | 291 | 2,242 |
| 1950s | 330 | 2,298 |
| 1960s | 189 | 3,281 |
| 1970s | 152 | 4,261 |
| 1980s | 460 | 3,078 |
| 1990s | 2,483 | 983 |
| 2000s | 5,400 | 934 |
| 2010s | 4,802 | 895 |
| 2020s | 1,458 | 1,685 |
Where Lexie is heading
Lexie has fallen 59% over the past decade, from 401 babies in 2015 to 163 in 2025.
Names like Lexie
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lexie.