Lex
Meaning
short form of Alexander, Greek for 'defender of the people'
The formal names behind Lex
Lex is an established short form of this name.
Alexander · Greek origin · "defender of men," from alexein, to ward off, and aner, man; spread across three continents by Alexander the Great and worn by kings, tsars, and popes since. A grand classic that shrinks obligingly to Alex, Xander, Sasha, and Sandy
Lex around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Alexandros "defender of men" (alexein "to ward off" + aner "man"), spread from Macedon into every European tradition
The constellation
14 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lex peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
85 people · the #46,211 first name in Brazil · median age 23
Among people named Lex living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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