# Alexius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alexius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “helper”, “defender” |
| Pronunciation | /əˈlɛk.si.əs/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,650 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 135 / 1,515 (92% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξιος (Aléxios) or Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”).

## What it means

Alexius is grouped under protector.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49 | 3,045 |
| 2004 | 54 | 2,927 |
| 2005 | 56 | 2,902 |
| 2006 | 56 | 3,018 |
| 2007 | 38 | 4,055 |
| 2008 | 33 | 4,553 |
| 2009 | 24 | 5,718 |
| 2010 | 22 | 5,986 |
| 2011 | 18 | 6,865 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8,226 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9,062 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,150 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,083 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,363 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11,675 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5 | 6,080 |
| 1981 | 12 | 3,417 |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,694 |
| 1983 | 8 | 4,511 |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,945 |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,307 |
| 1994 | 7 | 6,985 |
| 1999 | 10 | 6,057 |
| 2000 | 9 | 6,854 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10,981 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,098 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,351 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,277 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10,837 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10,821 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: أَلِيكْس
- Armenian: Ալեքսիոս
- Bulgarian: Але́ксий
- Catalan: Aleix
- Chinese: 阿歷克塞 /阿历克塞, 阿萊克修斯 /阿莱克修斯, 亞歷克修斯 /亚历克修斯
- Czech: Aleš, Alexej
- Dutch: Alexius
- Esperanto: Alekso
- Estonian: Aleks
- Finnish: Aleksi, Aleksis
- French: Alexis
- Georgian: ალექსი
- German: Alexius
- Greek: Αλέξιος
- Hungarian: Alex
- Italian: Alessio
- Japanese: アレクシオス
- Korean: 알렉시오스
- Latin: Alexius
- Polish: Aleksy

## People named Alexius

- Alexius Meinong, Austrian philosopher (1853–1920)
- Alexius, 2nd Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt, German nobleman (1781-1866)
- John Bathersby, Australian Roman Catholic archbishop (1936–2020)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.