boy's name
Alexei
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,419
Alexei is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 56 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Alexei over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 |
| 1970s | 83 |
| 1980s | 74 |
| 1990s | 250 |
| 2000s | 421 |
| 2010s | 369 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 265 |
How popular is Alexei?
In 2025, Alexei was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Alexei is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Alexei is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Alexeï | Alexeï is a rare spelling of Alexei, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 95 times, mostly in France. | 95 |
Names that peaked alongside Alexei
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alexei also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alexei over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Alexei
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alexei — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alexei
How popular is the name Alexei?
In 2025, Alexei was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Alexei a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexei is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alexei?
Alexei has 3 syllables.
When was Alexei most popular?
Alexei peaked in 2021, when 56 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alexei a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alexei currently ranks #2,582 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.