Entry № 0101 · Greek origin

Alexia Alexia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-LEK-see-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Defender (Alexia Putellas, two-time Ballon d'Or Féminin)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 770
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "defender (alexia putellas, two-time ballon d'or féminin)".

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.

Defender. Only player ever to win consecutive Ballon d'Or Féminin (2021, 2022).

The name in its native script.

Αλεξία
Transliteration
Alexía
Pronunciation
/ əˈlɛk.si.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Alexia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 770 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 358 in 2010
Babies named Alexia · last year
405 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1990
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #358 NOW · #770

Alexias before her.

Real people
Alexia Putellas
Spanish football captain.
born 1994
Alexa Demie
American actress.
born 1990
In fiction
Alexia
Euphoria.
2019

Names connected to Alexia.

The number behind Alexia.

5

The Free Spirit

Alexia reduces to five — the number of Ballon d'Or.

Why families chose this name.

"Putellas's defender. Six letters. Alexia."
Maria · Mother of one · Mollet del Vallès