Alexis- boy vs girl name

[Anonymous]

I like the name and from what I saw online, it’s considered a unisex name. Thoughts on naming a boy vs girl the name? Is it too feminine for a boy?

[Anonymous]

In the US, it's a girl's name. If you name a boy that, he will be teased for it.

[Anonymous]

I know many girls and woman but only 1 man

[Anonymous]

Girl name.

Alexios is a boys name.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t it alexei? Or something like that? What about Alexander? I do not think this is unisex in America. 99% of people will think the person is a girl.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the US, it's a girl's name. If you name a boy that, he will be teased for it.

I'm an ESOL teacher and I've had more than one boy named Alexis. They were both Hispanic. I personally wouldn't name a boy that but these two students were not teased about their name.

[Anonymous]

I view as a boy name but it was a popular male name in my Acadian family tree.

[Anonymous]

I feel like it was a popular girls name in the early 1980s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like it was a popular girls name in the early 1980s.

Probably from Alexis Carrington (Joan Collins)!

[Anonymous]

In France, Alexis is a boy's name, but if your child is going to live here...

[Anonymous]

^^ Sorry, that should have said 1990s... but it looks like it’s peak was actually around 2000.

[Anonymous]

I have known several boys named Alexis who were not teased at all about their name. Elementary age kids do not know it's supposed to be a girl name.

[Anonymous]

I know men named Alexis, though if I read/hear the name my first assumption is that they are a woman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have known several boys named Alexis who were not teased at all about their name. Elementary age kids do not know it's supposed to be a girl name.

This.

[Anonymous]

I love it for a boy. Partially because I adore Alexis Ohanian (aka Mr. Serena Williams), partially because it’s a great name.