Alexus comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Defender of men, protector.
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How popular is Alexus?
1996peak year
The name Alexus reached its peak in 1996, with 1,703 registrations (ranked #178). It had only entered records 15 years earlier, in 1981. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4644) today, averaging about 37 new babies per year. Alexus has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 18,863 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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