Alyx
How to say it: a-LEEKS · /aˈliks/
Modern respelling of Alex from Greek 'defender' - unisex short form popular since the 1990s.
Alyx was the 3,151st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 13 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) | 13 |
| 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, 25 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Alyx is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Alyx is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Greek.
In France: #46 for girls in 2025.
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