Aleksis
Aleksis is a given name, and may refer to:Aleksis Dreimanis, award-winning Quaternary geologist Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), Finnish author
Meaning & Origin of Aleksis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleksis is a given name, and may refer to:Aleksis Dreimanis, award-winning Quaternary geologist Aleksis Kivi (1834–1872), Finnish author
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The Story of Aleksis
As a girl name
Aleksis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 9 births, good for #9,259 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 50% of all recorded Aleksiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 68 Aleksiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Aleksis as a boy name dates back to 2005, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Aleksis — #11,471 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2005 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Aleksiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Aleksis
Aleksis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 68 births in the dataset. Aleksis's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #9,259. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleksis'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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