Lexa

Where Lexa comes from

A short form of Alexa or Alexandra.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lexa
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Lexa through the years
  1. 1949
    First appearance
    #3,176 among girls with 11 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2017
    Peak, #1,804
    115 babies named Lexa, the most in any year.
  3. 2020
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,890.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes

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