Alexey
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 Alexey
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 Alexey
Alexey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 43 Alexeys were born — ranking #2,796 that year. As of 2026, Alexey ranks #5,390 for baby boys with 17 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 583 Alexeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alexey
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About the name Alexey
Alexey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 583 births in the dataset. Alexey's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,796. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexey'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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