Alexei
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 Alexei
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 Alexei
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Alexei as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 7 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Alexei — #7,532 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Alexeis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 117 Alexeis 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 Alexei as a boy name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 51 newborns named Alexei — #2,552 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Alexeis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,902 among boy names with 43 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 1K Alexeis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alexei
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About the name Alexei
Alexei is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Alexei's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #2,087. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexei'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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