Alexei

OriginRussian, Greek

Meaning"defending men"

GenderBoy

About Alexei

Variation of Alexander

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Actual · SSA

20142025

18802025

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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