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Baby name
Alexis
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84% girls / 16% boys
Origin of the name
Alexis comes from the Greek alexein, “to defend, to protect.”
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Short-lived name
Where babies named Alexis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Alexis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alexis is most common in Nevada (1.9 times), Delaware (1.7) and Arizona (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Where babies named Alexis are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Alexis is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alexis is most common in Nevada (2.9 times), California (2.5) and Arizona (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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- Alexi 1,756
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0% | 100% |
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1900s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 0% | 100% |
| 1930s | 5% | 95% |
| 1940s | 90% | 10% |
| 1950s | 86% | 14% |
| 1960s | 64% | 36% |
| 1970s | 75% | 25% |
| 1980s | 84% | 16% |
| 1990s | 89% | 11% |
| 2000s | 82% | 18% |
| 2010s | 78% | 22% |
| 2020s | 55% | 45% |