Alexa (name)

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Greek
Meaning	defender of man
See also	Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis, Alexia, Alex

Alexa is a female form of Alexander, and is sometimes also a short form of Alexandra, both of which come from the Greek, Alexandros. It can be broken down into alexo meaning "to defend" and ander, meaning "man"' making both Alexa and Alexander mean defender of man.

In the United States, the name Alexa first appeared on the chart of top 1,000 most popular baby girl names in the year 1973. It stayed in the lower ranks of the top 1000 until 1986, when it jumped from number 815 to number 431. Popularity continued to climb and Alexa was ranked in the top 100 in the mid-1990s. According to the Social Security Administration, its highest popularity, 39th, was achieved in 2006.

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