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Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Alexei

Gender Unisex · 8% girls Rank 2025 #3,245 Trend → Stable

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexius.

Rank 2025
#3,245
among boys · ↓493 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
36
named Alexei · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,447
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
56 babies
All-time total
1,486
#4,207 all-time among boys
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Alexei popularity over time

1,486 babies have been named Alexei since 1961, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 24 24 2 – #2,312
1970s – 83 83 8 +246% #2,892
1980s – 74 74 7 -11% #3,288
1990s 45 205 250 25 +238% #2,453
2000s 43 378 421 42 +68% #2,087
2010s 18 351 369 37 -12% #2,696
2020s (to 2025) 11 254 265 44 +20% #2,552

Where Alexei is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Alexei

Alexei is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,245 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 1,486 American babies have been named Alexei, about 92% boys and 8% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alexei stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alexei?

The median living Alexei is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 27. An estimated 1,500 people named Alexei are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alexei year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 36 #3,245
2024 – – 47 #2,752
2023 – – 34 #3,419
2022 6 #13,689 45 #2,832
2021 5 #15,393 51 #2,552
2020 – – 41 #2,887
2019 – – 47 #2,696
2018 – – 37 #3,107
2017 – – 37 #3,127
2016 – – 34 #3,296
2015 6 #14,588 39 #2,968
2014 – – 35 #3,155
2013 – – 32 #3,341
2012 – – 25 #4,006
2011 5 #16,899 29 #3,609
2010 7 #13,524 36 #3,129
2009 – – 29 #3,643
2008 5 #17,646 40 #2,951
2007 6 #15,594 27 #3,797
2006 – – 38 #2,934
2005 – – 45 #2,496
2004 8 #11,671 34 #2,955
2003 5 #15,886 35 #2,784
2002 8 #11,158 34 #2,755
2001 5 #15,451 48 #2,151
2000 6 #13,226 48 #2,087
1995 – – 19 #3,433
1990 – – 5 #8,147
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 9 #4,148
1975 – – 13 #2,905
1970 – – 11 #2,892
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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Famous people named Alexei

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alexei Navalny Alexei Navalny Russian opposition leader and activist (1976–2024) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Heir to the Russian throne (1904–1918) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alexei Rykov Alexei Rykov Premier of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1930 1881–1938 · 19th century
  4. 4 Alexei Leonov Alexei Leonov Soviet cosmonaut (1934–2019) Contemporary
  5. 5 Alexei Kosygin Alexei Kosygin Soviet politician (1904–1980) Contemporary
  6. 6 Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia Russian Tsarevich (1690–1718) 17th century
  7. 7 Alexei Urmanov Alexei Urmanov Russian figure skater and coach b. 1973 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Alexei Yagudin Alexei Yagudin Russian figure skater (born 1980) Contemporary
  9. 9 Alexei Yashin Alexei Yashin Russian ice hockey player (born 1973) Contemporary
  10. 10 Alexei Kovalev Alexei Kovalev Russian ice hockey player (born 1973) Contemporary
  11. 11 Alexei Razumovsky Alexei Razumovsky Ukrainian-born Russian Registered Cossack (1709–1771) 18th century
  12. 12 Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov Latvian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1972) Contemporary
  13. 13 Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov Russian military officer and statesman (1737–1808) 18th century
  14. 14 Alexei Nemov Alexei Nemov Russian artistic gymnast (born 1976) Contemporary
  15. 15 Alexei Kasatonov Alexei Kasatonov Russian ice hockey player (born 1959) Contemporary
  16. 16 Alexei Kudrin Alexei Kudrin Russian liberal politician and economist (born 1960) Contemporary
  17. 17 Alexei Eremenko Alexei Eremenko Russian-Finnish footballer (born 1983) Contemporary
  18. 18 Alexei Zhamnov Russian ice hockey player (born 1970) Contemporary
  19. 19 Alexei Uchitel Alexei Uchitel Russian film director (born 1951) Contemporary
  20. 20 Alexei Starobinsky Alexei Starobinsky Russian theoretical physicist and cosmologist (1948–2023) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alexei, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alexei?

The median living Alexei is about 18 years old. Half of all living Alexeis are between 8 and 27 years old.

How many people named Alexei are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Alexei are alive in the United States, based on 1,486 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alexei mean?

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexius.

How popular is the name Alexei in 2025?

Alexei ranked #3,245 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alexei?

1,486 babies have been named Alexei in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alexei most popular?

Alexei peaked in 2021, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Alexei a boy or girl name?

Alexei is used for both: about 8% of babies named Alexei have been girls and 92% boys.

Is the name Alexei rising or falling?

Alexei is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alexei become more popular?

Alexei looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 boys named Alexei in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alexei?

Well-known people named Alexei include Alexei Navalny (social activist), Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (nobleman), Alexei Rykov (politician).

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