Aleksey
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 Aleksey
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 Aleksey
Aleksey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 37 Alekseys were born — ranking #2,979 that year. As of 2026, Aleksey ranks #5,607 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 591 Alekseys 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 Aleksey
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About the name Aleksey
Aleksey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 591 births in the dataset. Aleksey's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,979. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleksey'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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