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Alyosha
OriginRussian
Meaning"defender"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Alyosha
Russian diminutive of Alexei, borne by the protagonist in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov. Alyosha, like most other Russian diminutive forms, is not generally given as a standalone name in Russia itself.
Pronounced uh-LYAW-shuh.
As of October 2026, Alyosha ranked #10859 in US births in 2021 SSA, peaked at #10793 in 2013.
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