Alexxis
A feminine variant of Alexis, meaning "defender" or "helper" of Greek origin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,177 living Americans carry the first name Alexxis. It is a predominantly female name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Alexxis today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexxis births was 1998 (103 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexxis. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 291,210 Americans
Peak year
1998
103 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
1998 SSA rank
#8,507
Tracked since 1987
Census
Alexxis in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 964 people with the first name Alexxis, which placed it at #12,774 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,774
National first-name rank
People counted
964
964 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
45.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexxis
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexxis is White at 45.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.1%) and Black (17.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alexxis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alexxis at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White45.9% · 442
- Hispanic or Latino28.1% · 271
- Black or African American17.6% · 170
- Two or more races6.8% · 66
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Alexxis
Out of the 1,203 babies given the name Alexxis since 1880, 99.5% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Alexxis as a male name
- Ranked #8,507 in 1998
- 6 male births in 1998
- Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Alexxis as a female name
- Ranked #13,557 in 2021
- 6 female births in 2021
- Peak: 1998 (97 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexxis leans strongly female. 933 people counted with this name were female (95.9%), compared with 40 male bearers (4.1%).
Popularity
Alexxis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexxis from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 564 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexxis by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alexxis during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alexxis' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Alexxis, while Washington, Utah, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 33 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexxis
The name Alexxis is a variant spelling of the Greek name Alexis, which is derived from the Greek word "alexo," meaning "to defend" or "to help." The name Alexis has its roots in ancient Greece and was a popular name among the Greeks during the Classical period.
The name Alexis gained popularity in the early Christian era, as it was borne by several early Christian saints and martyrs. One of the most notable was Saint Alexis, a 5th-century nobleman who renounced his wealth and lived as a beggar for many years. His feast day is celebrated on July 17th in the Catholic Church.
In the Middle Ages, the name Alexis was popular among the nobility and ruling classes in Europe. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is Alexis I Comnenus, a Byzantine emperor who ruled from 1081 to 1118. He is known for his military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks and for his efforts to strengthen the Byzantine Empire.
During the Renaissance, the name Alexis was popularized by the French philosopher and writer René Descartes, who used the name as a pseudonym for his philosophical works. His best-known work, "Meditations on First Philosophy," was originally published under the name Alexxis.
Another notable bearer of the name was Alexis de Tocqueville, a French political thinker and historian who lived from 1805 to 1859. He is best known for his work "Democracy in America," which analyzed the political and social systems of the United States.
In the 20th century, the name Alexis gained popularity as a unisex name, and the variant spelling Alexxis emerged as a more distinctive form. One of the most famous people with this spelling is Alexxis Arquette, an American actor, transgender activist, and member of the Arquette family of actors, who lived from 1969 to 2016.
People
Alexxis + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexxis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alexxis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexxis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,177 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexxis going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 291,210 US residents.
Is Alexxis a common name?
We classify Alexxis as "Rare". It ranks above 91.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,203 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexxis most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexxis was 1998, when 103 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexxis is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexxis in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 964 people with the name Alexxis, or 0.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,774 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alexxis in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alexxis?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexxis leans strongly female. 933 people counted with this name were female (95.9%), compared with 40 male bearers (4.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alexxis?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexxis is White at 45.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.1%) and Black (17.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alexxis most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexxis in the 2020 Census, accounting for 45.9% (442 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alexxis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexxis a female name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Alexxis in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alexxis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexxis in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alexxis can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Alexxis as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.