Alexis

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Alexi in FR France, HN Honduras and Αλεξης in CY Cyprus.

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 21 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◐

Alexis is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name1.5M records spelled Alexis50 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Canada, Australia

  Languages: English, Western Frisian, German

  Also written A'Lexis, Alexïs, Älëxïs, Alexís, Alëxis

• French given name1.1M records spelled Alexis91 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Aléxis, Alexîs, Alexis', Ãlexis, Alêxis

• a separate given name122K records spelled Alexis4 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Aléxis, Alexís, Alexi̲s

• English given name24K records spelled Alexis35 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Venezuela, Germany, Ecuador

  Languages: English, German, Western Frisian

  Also written Alexi, Alexius, Aleksy, A'Lexius, Ălexįś

• Arabic given name11K records spelled Alexis3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Egypt, Spain, United Arab Emirates

  Languages: Arabic, Maltese

• Swahili given name10K records spelled Alexis5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, South Africa, Peru

  Languages: Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Southern Sotho

  Also written Alexís

94 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●

Alexis 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.

• , 3 Variant (or female derivative) of Alexius, the Latin spelling of Greek Alexios, a short form of various compound personal names derived from alexein ‘to defend’. St Alexius was a 5th-century saint of Edessa, venerated particularly in the Orthodox Church as a ‘man of God’. Alexis was originally a boy’s name, but is now more commonly given to girls.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In Spanish, a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexis

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

• In English, A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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

• In French, Du nom grec Alexios, dérivé de alexein « repousser, défendre, protéger ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Du grec Alexios, « défenseur »; saint Alexis fêté le 17 juillet.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

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●

RE INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion) — 119 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alexis Clairautb. 1713FRFrench mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)
• Alexis de Tocquevilleb. 1805FRFrench political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
• Saint-John Perseb. 1887FRnot in their usual nameFrench poet and diplomat (1887–1975)
• Maurice Jarreb. 1924FRnot in their usual nameFrench composer and conductor (1924-2009)
• Alexis Argüellob. 1952NINicaraguan professional boxer and politician (1952–2009), world champion in three weight divisions and mayor of Managua in 2009
• Alexis Tsiprasb. 1974GRPrime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
• Alexis Bledelb. 1981USAmerican actress
• Gary Medelb. 1987CLnot in their usual nameChilean association football player
• Alexis Sánchezb. 1988CLChilean footballer (born 1988)
• Alexis Mac Allisterb. 1998ARArgentine association football player (born 1998)

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 · 1,809 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alexis?

We estimate roughly 503 thousand people bear Alexis (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Alexis have the most bearers?

Alexis is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled alexis.

How common is Alexis compared with other names?

In Argentina, Alexis is the 182nd most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Alexis a male or female name?

Alexis is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Alexis mean?

Recorded meaning: from the French personal name Alexis, ultimately Greek alexios 'helping, defending'.