Lexie
Lexi and Lexie are given names, as well as nicknames of people with names starting with "Alex" or another variation of the name "Lex". Both forms usually, but not exclusively, refer to a female name.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lexie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lexi and Lexie are given names, as well as nicknames of people with names starting with "Alex" or another variation of the name "Lex". Both forms usually, but not exclusively, refer to a female name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lexie
Lexie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 647 births, good for #467 nationwide. About 32% of every Lexie on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lexie ranks #1,209 for baby girls with 195 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 17K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lexie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lexie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lexie
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About the name Lexie
Lexie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Lexie's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #467. Use the chart and map above to compare Lexie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.