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Pronounced uh-LEK-sis /əˈlɛk.sɪs/Medium

Meaning: Alexes is a variant spelling of Alexis, from the Greek alexein, 'to defend, help'. Alexis shares its root with Alexander, and Alexes simply respells the popular girls' name.Medium

In 30 seconds: Alexes is a respelling of Alexis — Greek for 'defender, helper'. It rode the Alexis boom and peaked around 1994.

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Origin MediumGreek

MeaningAlexes is a variant spelling of Alexis, from the Greek alexein, 'to defend, help'. Alexis shares its root with Alexander, and Alexes simply respells the popular girls' name.

U.S. rank (2011)#10419 ↗ Rising

2011 U.S. births10 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1994

Total births (all-time)≈ 700

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Alexes is a variant of Alexis, from the Greek alexein meaning 'to defend' or 'to help' — the same root that underlies Alexander. Alexis surged as an American girls' name in the nineteen-eighties and nineties, and spellings like Alexes followed as parents sought a distinctive look.

Alexes drew a modest number of girls a year and peaked around 1994, near the height of the Alexis wave. Because the -es ending can invite an 'uh-LEK-seez' reading, its sound is worth spelling out. A girl named Alexes at that peak is now around thirty, a Millennial name.

Did you know? Alexes shares its Greek root, alexein ('to defend'), with Alexander — so beneath the modern spelling sits one of the oldest ideas in Greek naming: protection.

Overall data confidence 76%

Behind the Name — Alexis — etymologyU.S. Social Security Administration — popularity counts 1880–present

Variations

AlexisAlexusAlexys

Nicknames

AlexLexiLex

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Alexes mean?

Alexes is a variant of Alexis, from the Greek for 'defender' or 'helper'.

How do you pronounce Alexes?

It's said uh-LEK-sis /əˈlɛk.sɪs/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Alexes a boy or girl name?

Alexes is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Alexes?

Alexes is an uncommon spelling of Alexis; it saw its steadiest use in the mid-nineteen-nineties.