Lexus means defender or law — connected to the Greek alexein (to defend) and Latin lex (law). Lexus IS the most prestigiously smooth luxury car brand. Two syllables of the most prestigiously smooth, luxury-maximum, and Greek defender AND Latin law.
Lexus IS the most prestigiously smooth luxury.Connected to Greek defender AND Latin law.Two syllables with a sharp, Greek sound: LEX-us.Lex (law) IS directly embedded.The most directly luxury-AND-law name.
Lexus IS the most prestigiously smooth luxury. Connected to Greek defender AND Latin law.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek/Latin; Lexus cars.
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Today
Lexus remains a beloved choice, ranking #4976 in the US. 6,821 babies have been named Lexus since 1990.
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How popular is Lexus?
1996peak year
The name Lexus reached its peak in 1996, with 557 registrations (ranked #449). It had only entered records 6 years earlier, in 1990. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4976) today, averaging about 32 new babies per year. Lexus has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 6,821 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Lexus's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — luxury achievement. People named Lexus tend to be sharp, prestigious, and gifted at being the most smooth luxury AND law-defender.
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