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Lexey
How to Pronounce Lexey
Pronounced LEK-see /ΛlΙk.si/Medium
Meaning: Lexey is a spelling of Lexi, a pet form of Alexis or Alexandra, from the Greek alexein, 'to defend,' and aner, 'man,' so 'defender of the people.'Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Lexey is a variant spelling of Lexi, the pet form of Alexis or Alexandra. Those names come from the Greek for 'defender,' and the short form rose as nickname-names grew fashionable.
Lexey was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1998, though Lexi and Lexie were more familiar. A girl named Lexey then would be in her twenties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Lexey mean?
It is a pet form of Alexis or Alexandra, from the Greek for 'defender of the people.'
How do you pronounce Lexey?
It is said LEK-see /ΛlΙk.si/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Lexey a boy or girl name?
Lexey is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Lexey?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.