The first name Alexia
A girl’s name from Greek.
4 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Feminine form of Alexius.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 33 girls were named Alexia, making it the 1,028th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 306 births (#170).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alexia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Alexia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 239 girls born in the United States were named Alexia, the 1,040th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2002, when 2,691 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Alexia in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Alexia in French too.
Famous people named Alexia
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alexia FastCanadian actress, born 1992
- Alexia ChartereauFrench basketball player (born 1998)
- Alexia BarlierFrench actress, born 1982
- Alexia LandeauFrench actress, born 1975
- Alexia PortalFrench actress, born 1977
- Alexia Dechaume-BalleretFrench tennis player, born 1970
More Greek girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Alexia mean?
- Feminine form of Alexius.
- What is the origin of the name Alexia?
- Feminine form of Alexius.
- How popular is the name Alexia?
- In 2025, 33 girls born in England and Wales were named Alexia, ranking 1,028th. Its peak was 2011, with 306 births.
- Is Alexia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 46,236 US babies named Alexia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Alexia most popular?
- 2002 in the United States, when 2,691 babies were named Alexia, its highest rank at 128th.