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Lexi

Lexi ranks #123 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 18 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #44 among girl dog names.
Lexi's popularity trend

Lexi's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.025%0.05%0.075%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
18
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#123
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
+132
2014 → 2019
Gender split
89% female
89% female11% male

Gender split comes from 26 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Lexi mean?
/ˈlɛksi/2 syllablesOrigin: Ancient Greek

Lexi is a modern short form of Alexandra, which comes from the Greek aléxō, meaning “to defend.” The same root gives Alexandra its traditional sense of “defender,” shared with related forms like Alexa, Alexia, and Alexis.

Lexi has a bright, energetic sound, well suited to a pet with a spirited, protective streak, small in stature maybe, but never short on nerve.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Lexi shows up

Cats named Lexi per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Lexi

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