Alexia is the feminine of Alexis — from the Greek alexein (to defend, to ward off). **Alexia Putellas (born 1994)** — **Spanish professional footballer; two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin winner (2021, 2022) — the only player ever to win the women's Ballon d'Or in consecutive years; two-time UEFA Women's Player of the Year**. **Captain of FC Barcelona Femení and the Spanish national team that won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup — Spain's first ever**. **Three-time UEFA Women's Champions League winner with Barcelona (2021, 2023, 2024); broke the Spanish women's appearance record in 2022**. **Recovered from an ACL tear in July 2022 to return to top form by 2023**. **Knight of the Royal Order of Sports Merit (Spain, 2021)**. **Alexia Demie** — American actress; *Euphoria*. **A top-500 US baby name from 2003 to 2019**. **Alexia is also a Greek and Cypriot variant of Alexandra**.
Featured throughout 2020s women's football.
Alexia reduces to five — the number of Ballon d'Or.