Alexia
Alexia is a female form of the Greek male given name Alexis that in turn is a variant form of the Latin name Alexius.
Meaning & Origin of Alexia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexia is a female form of the Greek male given name Alexis that in turn is a variant form of the Latin name Alexius.
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The Story of Alexia
Alexia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1916, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 2,691 Alexias were born — ranking #128 that year. As of 2026, Alexia ranks #890 for baby girls with 303 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 47K Alexias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alexia
Alexia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 47K births in the dataset. Alexia's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #128. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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