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Alexis


Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language
: Greek, English, French
Etymology:
Alexis comes from Greek and means “Defender” or “Helper.”

History:
Alexis has always been a popular name in Russia and was one of the many Russian names imported to English speaking countries in the early 20th century.
Recently, it has become a female name, as well.

Pronunciation: ah-lex-us

Diminutives: Lex.

Alternates: Allexis.

Alternates (female): Aalexus, Alexia, Alexus, Alexys, Lexa.

Alternates
(male): Alexius.
Catalan: Aleix.
Czech: Alexej.
English: Aldin.
Polish: Aleksy, Leksy.
Portuguese: Aleixo.
Russian: Alexei, Aleksei, Aloysha.


See also: Alexia.

Famous Bearers
:
Artists and Authors:
Alexis Piron (m. 1877-1970)
French dramatist.
Alexis Kagame (m., 1912-)
Rwandan poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Alexis de Tocqueville (m. 1805-1859)
French historian, scientist, politician. Author of Democracy in America.

Religious Figures:
Alexis I (1877-1970)
Patriarch of Moscow in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Alexis II (1929-)
Patriarch of Moscow in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Royalty:
Tsar Alexis of Russia (Aleksey) (m., 1629-1676)
The second Romanov ruler. Father of Peter the Great of Russia.
Alexis (Aleksey Petrovich) (m., 1690-1718)
Son of Peter the Great of Russia. He was accused of trying to over throw his father and was executed.
Alexis (Aleksey Nikolayevich) (m., 1904-1918)
The famous hemophiliac son of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. He and his entire family were murdered by the Bolsheviks.

Scientists:
Alexis Bouvard (m., 1767-1843)
French astronomer.
Alexis Carrel (m., 1873-1944)
French surgeon. Winner of the 1912 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

Singers and Entertainers:
Alexis Smith (f. 1921-1993)
American actress. Originally named Gladys Smith.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census for males:
0.011 % named Alexis

Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census for females
:
0.030 % named Alexis
0.003 % named Alexia

Popularity of Alexis for males:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 932nd most popular.
1960-1970: 594th most popular.
1970-1980: 355th most popular.
1980-1990: 255th most popular.
1990: 272nd most popular.
1991: 275ht most popular.
1992: 269th most popular.
1993: 221st most popular.
1994: 201st most popular.
1995: 164th most popular.
1996: 173rd most popular.
1997: 113th most popular.
1998: 148th most popular.
1999: 146th most popular.
2000: 139th most popular.
2001: 139th most popular.
2002: 159th most popular.
2003: 149th most popular.

In France...
1900: 86th most popular.
1910: 75th most popular.
1920: 77th most popular.
1930: 91st most popular.
1940: 122nd most popular.
1950: 150th most popular.
1960: 152nd most popular.
1970: 115th most popular.
1980: 62nd most popular.
1990: 25th most popular.
2000: 11th most popular.

Popularity of Alexis for females:
Popularity (for newborns)
:
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 716th most popular.
1950-1960: 734th most popular.
1960-1970: 855th most popular.
1970-1980: 394th most popular.
1980-1990: 112th most popular.
1990: 67th most popular.
1991: 47th most popular.
1992: 41st most popular.
1993: 29th most popular.
1994: 18th most popular.
1995: 14th most popular.
1996: 8th most popular.
1997: 8th most popular.
1998: 6th most popular.
1999: 3rd most popular.
2000: 6th most popular.
2001: 5th most popular.
2002: 5th most popular.
2003: 7th most popular.

Popularity of Alexus:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1991: N/A
1992: 650th most popular.
1993: 368th most popular.
1994: 257th most popular.
1995: 245th most popular.
1996: 181st most popular.
1997: 186th most popular.
1998: 192nd most popular.
1999: 231st most popular.
2000: 255th most popular.
2001: 283rd most popular.
2002: 315th most popular.
2003: 373rd most popular.

Popularity of Alexys:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1997: N/A
1998: 988th most popular.
1999: 839th most popular.
2000: 857th most popular.
2001: 841st most popular.
2002: 908th most popular.
2003: 964th most popular.


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