Meaning of the nameAlexa

Alexa is a female name of Greek origin, a feminine form of Alex and short form of Alexandra, a name linked to the sense of “defender of men”.

Meaning

“feminine form of Alex and short form of Alexandra, a name linked to the Greek alexo and aner, “defender of men””

Source: Behind the Name: Alexandra · Behind the Name: Alexander

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People (2022): 4,837
Rank in Brazil: #2,798
Median age: 10 years
2010 Census: 1,478; people

Alexa in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alexa, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (2,058 people).

4,699 women 138 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Alexa is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alexa in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Alagoas 0.006%
Amazonas 0.005%
Pará 0.004%
Maranhão 0.004%
Rio de Janeiro 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	678	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	487	0.003%
Minas Gerais	423	0.002%
Bahia	405	0.003%
Pará	329	0.004%
Pernambuco	272	0.003%
Maranhão	235	0.004%
Ceará	197	0.002%
Amazonas	196	0.005%
Rio Grande do Sul	191	0.002%
Alagoas	172	0.006%
Paraná	166	0.002%
Santa Catarina	165	0.002%
Espírito Santo	108	0.003%
Goiás	107	0.002%
Paraíba	95	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	93	0.003%
Sergipe	89	0.004%
Piauí	67	0.002%
Mato Grosso	66	0.002%
Roraima	66	0.010%
Mato Grosso do Sul	53	0.002%
Rondônia	47	0.003%
Amapá	46	0.006%
Distrito Federal	43	0.002%
Tocantins	21	0.001%
Acre	20	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alexa

Wiktionary records Alexa as a feminine form of Alex and a short form of Alexandra, of Ancient Greek origin, and Behind the Name lists it among the diminutives of Alexandra, which is the feminine form of Alexandre. According to Behind the Name, Alexandre comes from the Greek Alexandros, formed from alexo (“to defend”) and aner (“man”), which Behind the Name gives as “defending men”. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,837 people named Alexa, with a median age of 10. Proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

Sources

Wiktionary: Alexa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Alexa · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Alexandra · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alexa · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Alexa

What does the name Alexa mean?

Alexa means “feminine form of Alex and short form of Alexandra, a name linked to the Greek alexo and aner, “defender of men””, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alexa in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,837 people with the first name Alexa, which ranks it number 2,798 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Alexa a boy's or a girl's name?

Alexa is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,699 women and 138 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alexa?

Alexa is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alexa most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.006% of the state's population is named Alexa (172 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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