Aleksei
Alexey is a Russian male given name derived from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Aleksei
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexey is a Russian male given name derived from the Greek Aléxios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin Alexius.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Aleksei
The earliest SSA record of Aleksei as a baby boy name dates back to 1994, when 10 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Aleksei — #3,410 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Alekseis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,606 among baby boy names with 16 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 475 Alekseis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Aleksei
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About the name Aleksei
Aleksei is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 475 births in the dataset. Aleksei's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,410. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleksei's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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