Alex - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Alex \a-lex\. Short form of Alexandra and Alexis; also commonly used as an independent given name.

Alex has 1 variant form: Alix.

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

Alex is a common female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Alex. Click here to compare Alex with related baby names.