Aleksej
Aleksej is a Serbo-Croatian and Belarusian masculine given name, a variant of Greek Alexis and Alexios. The name Aljoša is a diminutive of the name.
Meaning & Origin of Aleksej
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleksej is a Serbo-Croatian and Belarusian masculine given name, a variant of Greek Alexis and Alexios. The name Aljoša is a diminutive of the name.
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The Story of Aleksej
Aleksej first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Aleksejs were born — ranking #10,791 that year. As of 2026, Aleksej ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Aleksejs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aleksej
Aleksej is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Aleksej's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleksej'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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