BabyNameScore

Alexis

uh·LEK·sis · Ancient Greek, from the root alexo meaning 'to defend, to help.' · 3 syllables

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, with four established short forms.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
Lexi
Lexie
Lexy
Lexus
CLOSE SPELLINGS
Alexus
Alexys
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
Aleksei
Aleksy
Alessio
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Alexis is a genuinely bigender name in current US usage rather than one gender being a rare or novel variant of the other; both the masculine (classical Greek/Byzantine) and feminine (contemporary US, post-1980s) lines are independently well attested.

  1. Ἄλεξις (Ancient Greek). A Greek comic poet of the 3rd century BC bore the name Alexis. Several early Christian saints and, in the related masculine form Alexius/Alexios, five Byzantine emperors also carried this name family.

Pronunciation & Forms

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uh·LEK·sis

STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS
  • Lexi
  • Lexie
  • Lexy
  • Lexus
CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • Alexus
  • Alexys
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • AlexiusLate Latin/Byzantine
  • AlekseiRU
  • AleksyPL
  • AlessioIT
  • Alexiafeminine

Cultural Footprint

In English-speaking countries Alexis has been more commonly given to girls in recent decades, a shift often attributed to actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993) and to Alexis Colby (also called Alexis Carrington), a central character on the 1980s American soap opera Dynasty.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Alexis Smith, American actress (1921-1993)Era

More about Alexis

FORMALITY

Functions as a full formal given name in its own right (not merely a nickname), while its diminutives (Lexi, Lexie) are distinctly informal/childhood-register.

Names around it

Alexander
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Alexis is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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