Gender
Origin
- Russian
- Defender of Mankind
Defender, helper; from the Greek word alexein
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aleksei
Pronunciation
a-lek-sei, al(e)-ksei
Famous People
Russian author Aleksei Tolstoi, Figure skater and Olympic Champion Alexei Yagudin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #3405, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #12065, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | – |
| 2019 | 15 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #3226, 5 births); most recent 2021 (rank #3984, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2399, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence