Alyosha
Alyosha is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Alyosha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alyosha is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Alyosha
Alyosha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2013, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 6 Alyoshas were born — ranking #10,726 that year. As of 2026, Alyosha ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Alyoshas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alyosha
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About the name Alyosha
Alyosha is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Alyosha's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,726. Use the chart and map above to compare Alyosha'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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