Álexis

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Álexis is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. In Honduras it is the 9th most common given name. Recorded meaning: From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

rarermore common
  • VEVenezuela≈1 in 416(inferred from the name graph)
  • PYParaguay≈1 in 564
  • ECEcuador1 in 608

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

358,350 people, 2020

#863 (measured from records)

of 15M given names

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
476 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 416 (inferred from the name graph)

Venezuela, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

ÁlexisLatin(measured from records)
ΑλέξηςGreek(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Alexis in AR Argentina, US United States, VE Venezuela and 5 more and Alexi in EC Ecuador.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Álexis: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Álexis
  1. FrenchAlexis(measured from records)
  2. LatinAlexis(measured from records)
  3. Ancient GreekἌλεξιςÁlexis“helper, defender”(measured from records)

From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

Sources 8

  • A concise dictionary of first names
  • A dictionary of surnames
  • Wiktionary
  • Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios
  • Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

Attested across 30 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Álexis counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Álexis is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States—358,3501 in 928297KAlexis476
FR France—≈120,000 est.≈1 in 567150KAlexis5
VE Venezuela#48≈69,000 est.≈1 in 416—Alexis109
AR Argentina#207≈50,000 est.≈1 in 902834Alexis154
CO Colombia#138≈32,000 est.≈1 in 1.5K—Alexis151
CL Chile#85≈30,000 est.≈1 in 6113Alexis153
EC Ecuador#47827,8041 in 60827KAlexi73
PY Paraguay#83≈13,000 est.≈1 in 564—Alexis52
HN Honduras#9≈7,500 est.≈1 in 1.2K—Alexis52

358,350 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021); INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); INEC — civil registry names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Álexis is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French given name91 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States, Belgium, Canada

    Languages: French, Catalan

    Also written Alexis, Aléxis, Alexîs, Alèxis, Alexis'

  • English given name64 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Philippines, Australia

    Languages: English, German

    Also written Alexis, A'Lexis, Alexïs, Älëxïs, Alëxïs

3 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Álexis under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Álexis mean, and where does it come from?
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”). Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and A dictionary of surnames and 6 other sources.
Is Álexis a male or female name?
Álexis is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Álexis have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 358 thousand people named Álexis, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled alexis.
How common is the name Álexis?
In the United States, the national register counted 358,350 people named Álexis in 2020, about 1 in 928 residents.
How common is Álexis compared with other names?
In Honduras, Álexis is the 9th most common given name of 23,588 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Álexis” — the 9th most common given name in Honduras. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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