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What does Alex mean?
Alex 
[alex] as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' 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.
Variations
VARIANT Alix
SEE ALSO Alika
RELATED FORMS VIA ALEXANDRA, ALEXIS Aleka, Aleki, Alessa, Alessi, Alexa▲, Alexea, Alexena, Alexene, Alexi, Alexia, Alexie, Alexina, Alexine, Alexis▼, Alexius, Alexus▼, Alexys, Ali, Alie, Aliki, Alla, Alle, Allexa, Alli, Allie▲, Allix, Ally, Alyx, Anda, Elena▲, Lexa, Lexi▲, Lexy
MASCULINE FORM Alek
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Ailex, Alel, ..
(male) Alak, Alal, .. MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alex Sadie (A.S.), ..
How popular is Alex?
Alex is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2660 out of 4276, Top 62%) and an even more prominent last name for all people (#7142 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Alex was first listed in 1980-1989 and reached its apex position of #539 in the U.S. in 1995, and is at #1290 currently. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
with its variant form and related girl names. Alexa (#32 VIA LATEST LIST), Alexis (#86), Alexandra (#101), Elena (#106), Allie (#255), Lexi (#308), Alexia (#318), Ally (#869), Ali (#1278), Alessa (#1630), Alyx, Lexy, Alli, Alexus, Alexie, Alexi, Alexina, Alexius, Alix, Alexys and Alla are the popular alternative forms of Alex (#1290) appearing in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Alex was at its highest 2 decades ago (USAGE OF 2.86%) and is somewhat less today (USAGE 1.4%, ▼51%), with versions like Alexus going out of style. Alexa, Elena, Lexi and Allie are four of the more chic girl names among these.Similar Names
Suggested similar names are Ade, Adel, Aden, Adey, Adley▲, Ailee, Ailey, Al, Ala, Alah, Alba, Alby, Alcee, Alda▼, Aldea, Alea, Aleah▲, Aleda, Aleea, Aleen, Alena▲, Alene▼, Aleta, Aley, Alfa, Alfi, Alfy (see Alfreda), Alia▲, Alis, Aliz, Alles, Alley, Alma▼, Aloe, Alta▼, Alva▼, Alvy, Alya, Alys, Ame, Amee, Amel, Amey, Anet, Aren, Arlea, Arlee, Arlen, Arlet, Arley, Ase, Ave and Aven. These names tend to be less frequently used than Alex.See names in meaning and etymology.[Top]