Entry № 0099 · Greek origin

Alexa Alexa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-LEX-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Defender (Alexa Chung; Alexa Demie, Euphoria)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 195
First recorded
Modern (Greek)

A name that means "defender (alexa chung; alexa demie, euphoria)".

Alexa is a short form of Alexandra — from the Greek *Alexandros*, alexein (to defend) + aner (man). **A top-100 US baby name from 2000 to 2018, peaking at #32 in 2015**. **Alexa Chung (born 1983)** — **British model, fashion designer, and television presenter; *British Vogue* contributor for over a decade; founded the Alexa Chung label (2017-2022)**; six-time British Style Award winner (the most ever by a single recipient at the time). **MuchMusic VJ at age 23 (2006-2008) and host of MTV's *It's On with Alexa Chung* (2009)**. **Alexa Demie (born 1990)** — American actress; played Maddy Perez on HBO's *Euphoria* (2019-2022); Critics' Choice Television Award nomination (2020); *Mid90s* (2018). **Alexa PenaVega (born 1988)** — Carmen in the *Spy Kids* franchise (2001-2003, 2011, 2023). **Alexa Bliss** — WWE Hall of Famer; five-time Women's Champion. **Amazon Alexa** — Amazon's voice assistant, launched November 2014 with the original Echo speaker; **as of 2024 has 500 million devices sold worldwide and 100,000+ skills**. **Princess Alexa of Liechtenstein** (born 2008). **Alexa Vega** is the same as Alexa PenaVega.

Featured throughout 2000s-2020s global culture.

Defender. Alexa Chung 6-time British Style Award winner; Amazon Alexa 500M+ devices sold.

The name in its native script.

Alexa
Transliteration
Alexa
Pronunciation
/ əˈlɛk.sə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Alexa stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 195 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 32 in 2015
Babies named Alexa · last year
1,525 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1970
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #32 NOW · #195

Alexas before her.

Real people
Alexa Chung
British fashion designer and presenter.
born 1983
Alexa Demie
American actress.
born 1990
Alexa PenaVega
American actress.
born 1988
In fiction
Maddy Perez
Euphoria.
2019

Names connected to Alexa.

The number behind Alexa.

7

The Seeker

Alexa reduces to seven — the number of voice assistant.

Why families chose this name.

"Chung's defender. Five letters. Alexa."
Catherine · Mother of one · Privett