Alexia

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Alexa in US United States, EC Ecuador, CA Canada and 9 more, Αλεξια in CY Cyprus and אלכסה in LV Latvia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Alexia is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name161K records spelled Alexia27 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Canada, Australia

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written A'Lexia, Aléxia, Alèxia, Alexia', Alëxia

• a separate given name5.0K records spelled Alexia4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Alèxia, Aléxia, Alêxia

• Finnish given name2.7K records spelled Alexia6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Slovenia, Hungary

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Aléxia, Alexiã, Alèxia

• Russian given name2.3K records spelled Alexia25 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Poland, Kazakhstan, United States

  Languages: Russian, Polish, Kazakh

  Also written Алексия, Алексія, Aleksiia, Алекся, Алексиа

• Romanian given name1.9K records spelled Alexia4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Romania, Moldova, United States, Italy

  Also written Alexią, Alëxïä, Aléxia

• Lao given name1.4K records spelled Alexia8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, United States, Thailand, Peru

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Alexĭa, Alèxia, Alexía, Alëxiä, Áléxíá

• Croatian given name441 records spelled Alexia18 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain

  Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Serbian

  Also written Алексия, Aleksia, Aleksiya, Aléxia, Alèxia

66 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Alexia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Feminine of aLexis. Alexis $ Greek: ‘defender’. See main dictionary.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, The inability, due to a cerebral disorder, to comprehend or understand writing.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, alexia (inability to understand writing)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Féminin d’Alexis ou forme liée à Alexandre; du grec alexein, « défendre ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Greek origin, from Alexis; means « qui repousse l’ennemi ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 93 years between 1916–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Lucile Grahnb. 1819DKnot in their usual nameDanish ballet dancer (1819–1907)
• Alexia de Greciab. 1965GRGreco-Danish princess (born 1965); eldest child of Constantine II and Anne-Marie of Denmark
• Alexia Stresib. 1971FRFrench actress
• Alexia Landeaub. 1975FRFrench actress
• Alexia Portalb. 1977FRFrench actress
• Alexia Barlierb. 1982FRFrench actress
• Alexia Fastb. 1992CACanadian actress
• Alexia Putellasb. 1994ESSpanish footballer
• Alexia Paganinib. 2001USSwiss-American figure skater
• Princess Alexia of the Netherlandsb. 2005NLthe second daughter of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Máxima

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 950 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alexia?

We estimate roughly 527 thousand people bear Alexia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Alexia have the most bearers?

We estimate about 297 thousand people bear Alexia in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled alexa.

Where is Alexia most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Alexia is densest in France — about 1 in 451 people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Alexia compared with other names?

In Cyprus, Alexia is the 237th most common given name of 8,115 given names recorded there.

Is Alexia a male or female name?

Alexia is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Alexia mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine form of Alexios/Alexis, from Greek alexein 'to defend'.