Gender
Origin
- Greek
- mans defender, warrior; defender, protector
- Russian
Syllables
3
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alexei
Pronunciation
a-lexei
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2552, 51 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3240, 36 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #7527, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #13584, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | – |
| 2024 | 47 | – |
| 2023 | 34 | – |
| 2022 | 45 | 6 |
| 2021 | 51 | 5 |
| 2020 | 41 | – |
| 2019 | 47 | – |
| 2018 | 37 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | – |
| 2016 | 34 | – |
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 2004 (rank #1222, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 |
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 2006 (rank #1576, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2380, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 |
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