Alexa (name)


Alexa is a female form of Alex. It is variously a given name in its own right or a short form of Alexandra, both of which come from the Greek, Alexandros. It can be broken down into alexo meaning "to defend" and ander, meaning "man"' making both Alexa and Alexandra mean defender of man. Also if the name is "Aleksa" its spelling like Alexa but "Aleksa" is a name from Europe and that name is given to a male person.

Modern popularity

In the United States, the name Alexa first appeared on the chart of the top 1,000 most popular baby girl names in the year 1973. It stayed in the lower ranks of the top 1000 until 1986 when it jumped from number 815 to number 431. Popularity continued to climb and Alexa was ranked in the top 100 in the mid-1990s. According to the Social Security Administration, its highest popularity, 39th, was achieved in 2006.
Amazon Echo was deemed Alexa in 2014.

Notable people with the name

Given name