Alexis has been given to about 412,632 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Alexis ranks 554th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,131 born that year. Its best year was 1998, when 22,095 babies were given the name, ranking 6th. The typical living American called Alexis is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nebraska, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.