Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2019

Alexios

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,546 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#4,546
among boys · ↓467 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
22
named Alexios · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 77,640
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
37 babies
All-time total
319
#10,245 all-time among boys
First recorded
1980
in Social Security records

Alexios popularity over time

319 babies have been named Alexios since 1980, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2019Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #6,277
1990s 24 2 +380% #6,545
2000s 50 5 +108% #6,944
2010s 82 8 +64% #3,144
2020s (to 2025) 158 26 +221% #3,694

Where Alexios 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 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.01 outside top 500
2028 26 0.02 outside top 500
2029 28 0.02 outside top 500
2030 29 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Alexios

Alexios is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,546 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1980, 319 American babies have been named Alexios. Its peak came in 2019, when 37 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Alexios stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alexios?

The median living Alexios is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 300 people named Alexios are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Alexios year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #4,546
2024 26 #4,079
2023 27 #4,005
2022 30 #3,694
2021 26 #4,016
2020 27 #3,815
2019 37 #3,144
2018 7 #9,715
2017 – –
2016 – –
2015 6 #10,714
2014 12 #6,649
2013 6 #10,787
2012 – –
2011 6 #10,858
2010 8 #8,833
2009 9 #8,329
2008 – –
2007 11 #7,111
2006 – –
2005 – –
2004 – –
2003 6 #9,619
2002 7 #8,483
2001 9 #6,944
2000 8 #7,451
1995 5 #8,915
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 5 #6,277
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
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1925 – –
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Famous people named Alexios

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

  1. 1 Alexios I Komnenos Alexios I Komnenos Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118 1048–1118 · Medieval
  2. 2 Alexios III Angelos Alexios III Angelos Byzantine emperor from 1195 to 1203 1153–1211 · Medieval
  3. 3 Alexios II Komnenos Alexios II Komnenos Byzantine emperor from 1180 to 1183 1169–1183 · Medieval
  4. 4 Alexios V Doukas Alexios V Doukas Byzantine emperor in 1204 1140–1204 · Medieval
  5. 5 Alexios IV Angelos Alexios IV Angelos Byzantine emperor from 1203 to 1204 1182–1204 · Medieval
  6. 6 Alexios I of Trebizond Emperor of Trebizond and Byzantine claimant (1204–1222) 1182–1222 · Medieval
  7. 7 Alexios III of Trebizond Alexios III of Trebizond Emperor of Trebizond from 1349 to 1390 1338–1390 · Medieval
  8. 8 Alexios Strategopoulos Alexios Strategopoulos Byzantine general who recaptured Constantinople in 1261 Medieval
  9. 9 Alexios Komnenos Alexios Komnenos Byzantine co-emperor from 1119 to 1142 1106–1142 · Medieval
  10. 10 Alexios IV of Trebizond Alexios IV of Trebizond Emperor and Autocrat of all the East and Perateia 1382–1429 · Medieval
  11. 11 Alexios II of Trebizond Alexios II of Trebizond Emperor of Trebizond from 1297 to 1330 1282–1330 · Medieval
  12. 12 Alexios Apokaukos Alexios Apokaukos Byzantine politician and military leader (died 1345) 1250–1345 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alexios?

The median living Alexios is about 6 years old. Half of all living Alexioss are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Alexios are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Alexios are alive in the United States, based on 319 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Alexios in 2025?

Alexios ranked #4,546 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alexios?

319 babies have been named Alexios in the United States since 1980, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alexios most popular?

Alexios peaked in 2019, when 37 newborns received the name.

Is Alexios a boy or girl name?

Alexios is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alexios rising or falling?

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

Will Alexios become more popular?

Alexios is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 29 boys named Alexios in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alexios?

Well-known people named Alexios include Alexios I Komnenos (politician), Alexios III Angelos (politician), Alexios II Komnenos (politician).

Names like Alexios

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