Alex and Friends

A Spanish TV show made this one popular, along with single-named Mexican singer, Alondra.

Rather than confusing things with Elexis, we'd stick with the original Alexis version.

Variation of Alexander.

Cool short form of Alexander, fresher than Alex and less trendy than Xander... for now.

Lex is still used mostly for boys, but like Alex, may cross over with the rising popularity of all long forms of the name. Lexi is another, more feminine option.

Lexi is technically unisex though used much more often for girls in the US, where it ranks among the female Top 100.

Lexi and Lexie, pixieish offshoots of the prolific Alex family, have come into their own. While it's on a gentle downslope, Lexi still ranks in the US Top 500.

Lexi and Lexie, pixie-ish offshoots of the prolific Alex family, have come into their own, remaining in the Top 1000 for more than 20 years now.

Lexis is a condensation of Alexis, or the expression of a wish to drive a Lexus. Go with the longer form.

Do you really want to name your baby after a car when there are so many other lex possibilities?

Lexus, an automotive newcomer, has recently entered the Top 1000 -- more because of its association, we fear, with the status symbol car than its relation to the name Alexis. If you love this name, do your child a favor and make it Alexis or at least spell it Lexis.

Lyosha is a common nickname for Aleksei, the Russian form of Alexios.

Macallister as a first name is attracting new attention as the name chosen by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and venture capitalist Zack Bogue for their young son. Macallister is usually heard as a patronymic surname, meaning son of Alasdair or Alistair or any one of the spellings of the Scottish form of Alexander. Like all other names of this type, Macallister leads to the cute short form Mac.

Simple, friendly, distinctive name heard in several cultures. The a ending may feel more feminine in the US than Ole, though both variations are acceptable in Scandinavia.