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Alex meaning and name origin

Alex \a-lex\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Alex), is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Alex is "man's defender". Short form of Alexandra and Alexis; also commonly used as an independent given name.

Alex has 1 variant form: Alix.

For more information, see also the related name Alika.

Baby names that sound like Alex are Alexi, Alexa and Alyx.

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Popularity of Alex

Alex is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2660 out of 4276) and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#7442 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Alex for girls. (2010 statistics) Compare Alex with its variant form and related girl baby names.
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Popularity of Alex



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