The name Alexis is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender".

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This name leapt into the female column via vixen Alexis Carrington on 'Dynasty" in the 1980s. It's more popular for girls, but it's still a widely used boys' names and is one of the most <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">popular unisex names</a> in the US today.

Alexis is an ancient (male) saints' name as well as the name of a third century BC comic poet. In the Alexios version, it was the name of several Byzantine emperors.

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The name Alexis is currently ranked #513 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #103 in 2004. The name is most popular in ALEXIS, ALEXIS, and ALEXIS. Alexis is also used for girls, ranking #554 in 2025 (less popular).

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The name Alexis is a girl's name of English, Greek origin meaning "defender".

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Alexis, a one-time exclusively-<a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys’ name</a>, was more popular than its sister Alexandra for quite a while, but in recent years Alexandra has overtaken it once again. Alexis was a Top 20 <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girls’ name</a> from 1994-2010 but has experienced a decline in popularity in recent years, though now it's one of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">top unisex names</a>.

 Alexis zoomed to popularity following the introduction of the Dynasty character Alexis Carrington in the 1980s – which gave it a sleek image – and was quite popular throughout the 90s and 2000s, peaking at the third most popular <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girls’ name</a> in 1999.

 One of the few notable female pre-Carrington Alexises was 1940s actress Alexis Smith, who had some minimal impact on the name, which entered the list in 1943. A current bearer is Alexis Bledel, who played Rory on Gilmore Girls and currently stars on The Handmaid's Tale.

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The name Alexis is currently ranked #554 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #3 in 1999. The name is most popular in ALEXIS, ALEXIS, and ALEXIS. Alexis is also used for boys, ranking #513 in 2025 (more popular).

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