Alexius
Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios, especially common in the Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia and its variants such as Alessia in Italian.
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Alexius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios, especially common in the Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia and its variants such as Alessia in Italian.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Alexius
As a girl name
Alexius first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 121 births, good for #1,416 nationwide. About 51% of every Alexius on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Alexius last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Alexius as a boy name dates back to 1928, when 6 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Alexius — #3,215 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Alexius on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Alexius last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 135 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Alexius
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About the name Alexius
Alexius is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Alexius's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,416. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexius'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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