Alix
How to say it: a-LEEKS · /aˈliks/
Germanic 'noble' via Alice - Medieval French unisex form, revived as short modern name.
Alix was the 3,151st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 35 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,187 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,151 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 35 |
| Share of births | 1 in 69,069 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −34% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,187 |
| In France, 2025 | #46 among girls’ names, 1,400 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alix peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alix is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German.
In France: #46 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Alix
- Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (born 1971)Prime Minister of Haiti since 2024
- Alix, duchess of Brittany (1200–1221)Hereditary Duchess of Brittany 1203-1221, Breton noble
- Princess Alix of Luxembourg (1929–2019)Daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
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