Lexy
Lexy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lexy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lexy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lexy
American parents first put Lexy on the record books as a baby girl name in 1977, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 136 Lexys were born — ranking #1,519 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Lexys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,038 among baby girl names with 26 births, falling sharply (-44%). In total, more than 3K Lexys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lexy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lexy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lexy
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About the name Lexy
Lexy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Lexy's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,443. Use the chart and map above to compare Lexy'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.