Alexei
About Alexei
Alexei could well join the legion of Alex names popular in the US. There are countless opportunities to liven up Alexander, and Alexei (or Alexey) is one of the most straightforward and appealing.
Pronounced al-ik-SAY.
As of October 2026, Alexei ranked #3245 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2087 in 2000.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,155 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #2,968 | 39 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | #3,296 | 34 | 17.9 |
| 2017 | #3,126 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #3,107 | 37 | 20.4 |
| 2019 | #2,696 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #2,887 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | #2,552 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | #2,829 | 45 | 25.8 |
| 2023 | #3,416 | 34 | 19.9 |
| 2024 | #2,744 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #3,245 | 36 | 21.1 |
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Alexei on lists
Famous Alexeis
- Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
Soviet and Russian theoretical physicist and Nobelist
- Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov
Tsarevich of Russia, son of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra
- Alexei Fernando Ramirez
Cuban baseball player
- Alexei Anatolievich Navalny
Russian lawyer, politician and activist
- Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin
Russian Soviet politician
- Alexei David Sayle
English comedian
- Alexei Eremenko (born Aleksei Alekseyevich Yeryomenko)
Russian,Finnish footballer
- Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin
Russian figure skater
- Alexei Vyacheslavovich "Alex" Kovalev
Russian ice hockey player
- Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov
Russian ice hockey player
Alexei in pop culture
- Alexei Vronsky and Alexei Karenin
lover and husband for Anna Karenina
- Alexei Markovic
character in HER Interactive video game "Alibi in Ashes"
- Alexei 'Alyosha' Karamazov
main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Brothers Karamazov"
- Alexei de Quincy
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" book trilogy series.
- Dr. Alexei
character in season 3 of "Stranger Things"
- Alexei Grigoryevich Rozanov
Character in the TV series "Heated Rivalry"