unisex name
Alix
ah-LEEKS
- Origin French
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 48,922
France
#37
2025 births
Alix is a unisex name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," a medieval French form of Adelaide that later merged with Alice. It ranks thirty-seventh in France and is one of the few genuinely unisex names in the French top fifty.
- Alix is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 1,580 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 421 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Alix over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,290 |
| 1910s | 800 |
| 1920s | 745 |
| 1930s | 615 |
| 1940s | 610 |
| 1950s | 795 |
| 1960s | 800 |
| 1970s | 1,300 |
| 1980s | 2,885 |
| 1990s | 5,195 |
| 2000s | 7,815 |
| 2010s | 10,010 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 8,430 |
What Alix means
Alix means noble, from the Germanic adal. It descends from the same element as Adelaide and Adèle, and the sense is rank and good birth rather than character.
Where Alix comes from
Alix is a medieval French contraction of Adelais, itself from the Germanic Adalheidis, meaning noble kind or noble sort. It was extremely common in twelfth and thirteenth-century France and was borne by Alix of France, daughter of Louis VII. The same Adelais produced Alice in English, so Alix and Alice are the same name by different routes rather than variants of one another. In modern France Alix is used for both sexes, unusually for a name of this age, and our data records it as unisex. The final x is a medieval French orthographic habit, the same one that gives eaux and jeux their plurals.
Alix in use
Alix ranks thirty-seventh in France with about 1,400 births in 2025 and is recorded in our data as unisex, which is rare at this rank in any market. Elsewhere it is scarce: 5,358 in the United States and beyond 5,700 in England and Wales, where Alice is the form in use. Our records carry it from 1930 onward and place its peak in 1993.
How popular is Alix?
In 2025, Alix was given to 1,400 babies in France, ranking #37 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Alix is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alix
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alix also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alix over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alix in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Alix
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alix — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alix
What does the name Alix mean?
Alix means "noble," from the Germanic element adal.
Is Alix a boy's or a girl's name?
Both. Our data records it as unisex in France, which is unusual for a name of its age.
Is Alix related to Alice?
Yes. Both descend from Adelais, by different routes, so they are the same name rather than variants.
How do you pronounce Alix?
ah-LEEKS, with the x sounded.
How popular is the name Alix?
In 2025, Alix was given to 1,400 babies in France, ranking #37 that year. It is a rare choice.
How many syllables are in Alix?
Alix has 2 syllables.
When was Alix most popular?
Alix peaked in 2020, when 1,580 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alix a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alix currently ranks #37 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.