Alexei
Alexei was the 3245th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2087th; the most babies were born in 2021 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 277 places. More babies were named Alexei in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,245 boys, down 358 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202151 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,486babies recorded
Alexei popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 117 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,245 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,887 | 41 |
| 2010 | #3,129 | 36 |
| 2000 | #2,087 | 48 |
| 1990 | #8,147 | 5 |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 9 |
| 1970 | #2,892 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alexei, counting every spelling?
Alexei is the most common spelling of a name family that had 47 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 47 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei | 36 | #3,245 | 213 |
| Aleksei | 11 | #7,213 | 61 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alexei?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alexei (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alexei born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alexei.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alexei?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Alexei are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 28. That makes Alexei mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alexei by state
How common Alexei was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alexei: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alexei, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Alexei
How popular is the name Alexei?
Alexei was the 3245th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2087th; the most babies were born in 2021 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved down 277 places. More babies were named Alexei in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Alexei a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alexei in the US.
Where is Alexei most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alexei was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Illinois.