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Why not? Looking at the charts, it's been relatively common for boys in the US in the last few decades, so it strikes me as solidly unisex; plus it's declining as a girl's name. On the top of my head, Alexis Denisof, Alexis Ohanian are well-known male American Alexis.

I work with a male Alexis. He's French and pronounces it the French way, which I can get behind. I don't like the ah-LEX-us pronunciation on either a girl or boy.

I like it for a boy much more than I do for a girl. While it's stuck in the 70s as a feminine name, I'd say it's definitely usable for boys.

I think it is usable. Most of the Alexis I know are boys. In french it is really common.

I definitely think it's usable for a boy, although most people will initially guess "girl" when they see the name. There are plenty of noteworthy male namesakes. Aesthetically I don't care much for Alexis myself, but I somewhat prefer it on a boy anyway.

Not really unless he is Hispanic, and even then I'd advise going with something else.

For a girl, I think quite usable an alternative to Alexa

This message was edited 8/23/2019, 1:57 PM

I think so. It was never that popular for girls, and it might make a pleasant change from all the Alexes ... but there are so many Alexes and Alexanders etc that I hope it won't get used, or not much anyway.

I like Alexis for a boy, and it's usable in some countries. Probably not in the US these days though.