Alexis is from the Greek *alexis* — "defender, helper" — short form of Alexandros ("defender of men"). **A top-25 US baby name from 1992 to 2007, peaking at #5 in 1995**. **Alexis Bledel (born 1981)** — **American actress; played Rory Gilmore on The WB / CW's *Gilmore Girls* (2000-2007) for seven seasons; *The Handmaid's Tale* (Hulu 2017-2022) earned her the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (2017)**. **Alexis Carrington Colby** — Joan Collins's iconic character on ABC's *Dynasty* (1981-1989), one of the foundational television villains of 1980s prime-time soap; Golden Globe (1983). **Alexis Rose** — Annie Murphy's character on *Schitt's Creek* (CBC/Pop 2015-2020); Murphy won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2020), the year *Schitt's Creek* swept all major comedy categories. **Alexis Smith (1921-1993)** — Canadian American actress; Tony Award for *Follies* (1972). **Alexis Sablone** — American skateboarder and architect; one of the most-decorated street-skating women in X Games history. **Alexis de Tocqueville** is male (French historian, *Democracy in America* 1835).
Featured throughout 1980s-2020s American television.
Alexis reduces to one — the number of Gilmore Girls.