Fun Facts About the Name Alekai
- 170 babies named Alekai: U.S. records list 170 babies given the name Alekai from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alekai Mean?
Alekai is a rare given name whose meaning is not documented. Its shape places it with names built on the Greek root alex-, from the verb alexein, "to ward off, defend." That root produced Greek Alexios, the ancestor of Russian Aleksei and English Alexis, names customarily explained as "defender" or "helper." If Alekai is a spelling within that family, its meaning would be the same customary "defender," but the link rests on resemblance rather than any recorded derivation.
A similar-sounding name from a different language, Hawaiian Alaka'i, comes from the Hawaiian word alaka'i, "leader" or "guide." The two are not the same name and should not be merged, since their languages of origin and meanings differ.
Alekai Name History & Origins
The Greek name Alexios passed into Church Slavonic and then Russian as Aleksei (Алексей). Written in Latin letters, that name appears as Aleksei, Aleksey, or Alexei, and English transliteration has long produced competing spellings of the same name. Endings in -ai follow a broader English habit of respelling names phonetically, as with Malakai for Malachi; a spelling such as Alekai fits that pattern and belongs to the Latin-alphabet layer of the name's history rather than to its older Greek or Slavonic written forms.
In Greek, Aleka (Αλέκα) is a familiar short form of Alexandra, a feminine name from the same alex- root, but its ending differs from that of Alekai and the two are distinct names. Hawaiian Alaka'i developed separately, as a personal name taken from the ordinary Hawaiian word for a leader or guide.
How Popular is the Name Alekai?
Alekai has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #4,631 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,407 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #6,454 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #6,535 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #5,024 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #4,631 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,042 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #12,214 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #7,146 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #5,806 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,170 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,611 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,677 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,819 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,898 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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