Fun Facts About the Name Alexi
- More than 5 thousand babies named Alexi: U.S. records list 5,969 babies given the name Alexi from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,756 boys received the name Alexi - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Alexi Mean?
Alexi is a masculine name of Greek origin, from the Greek Ἀλέξιος (Alexios), which is built on the verb ἀλέξω (alexō), "to ward off, defend, help." The established meaning is "defender," sometimes given as "helper." Alexios is generally explained as a shortened form of Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros, Alexander): it keeps the defending element alex- but drops the -andros ("man") part, so the two names share a root without being the same name.
Alexi belongs to the family of forms descended from Latin Alexius: Greek Alexis, Russian Aleksei, Finnish Aleksi. The final -i matches the shape the name takes in Finnish use and in some transliterations of the Russian and Greek forms. The literal sense is "defender"; the wider religious reading of the name as one who protects others is a customary interpretation, not a second etymology.
Alexi Name History & Origins
The name came into European use through the Greek Alexios, which passed into Latin as Alexius. Its spread in the medieval West is tied to Saint Alexius, the subject of a widely told legend about a wealthy Roman who left his bride on their wedding night, lived as a beggar, and returned unrecognized to his father's house. The story circulated in both the Eastern and Western churches, and the Roman church of Sant'Alessio, associated with him, became a pilgrimage site. Through that devotion, forms of the name spread around the Mediterranean.
In the Greek-speaking and Slavic Orthodox world the name remained in steady use. Russian Aleksei entered the language with Christianity, borrowed from Byzantine Greek, and it is normally stressed on the final syllable. Finnish Aleksi is the standard Finnish form of the same saint's name, and Alexi appears as a variant spelling in Finland. In French the masculine name is usually Alexis, and in modern Greek Alexis also serves as a familiar short form of Alexios. In English, Alexi is chiefly a variant spelling rather than a distinct name with its own separate development.
How Popular is the Name Alexi?
Alexi 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 2002. Its best rank was #1,059 in 1998.
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 | #5,419 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,010 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2023 | #4,047 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2022 | #4,203 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #3,340 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #4,266 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 2019 | #3,553 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #3,192 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2016 | #2,412 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2015 | #2,383 | 77 | 0.0043% |
| 2014 | #2,584 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 2013 | #2,508 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2012 | #2,096 | 91 | 0.0052% |
| 2011 | #1,673 | 126 | 0.0072% |
| 2010 | #1,450 | 156 | 0.0088% |
| 2009 | #1,769 | 123 | 0.0067% |
| 2008 | #1,573 | 145 | 0.0077% |
| 2007 | #1,598 | 140 | 0.0073% |
| 2006 | #1,468 | 151 | 0.0079% |
| 2005 | #1,494 | 140 | 0.0076% |
| 2004 | #1,498 | 134 | 0.0073% |
| 2003 | #1,225 | 173 | 0.0095% |
| 2002 | #1,084 | 196 | 0.0109% |
| 2001 | #1,225 | 165 | 0.0092% |
| 2000 | #1,217 | 163 | 0.0090% |
| 1999 | #1,077 | 186 | 0.0105% |
| 1998 | #1,059 | 185 | 0.0105% |
| 1997 | #1,265 | 140 | 0.0080% |
| 1996 | #1,201 | 150 | 0.0086% |
| 1995 | #1,265 | 133 | 0.0076% |
| 1994 | #1,190 | 148 | 0.0083% |
| 1993 | #1,451 | 110 | 0.0061% |
| 1992 | #1,741 | 85 | 0.0046% |
| 1991 | #1,484 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 1990 | #1,594 | 94 | 0.0050% |
| 1989 | #2,250 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #1,863 | 66 | 0.0037% |
| 1987 | #2,572 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #3,055 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #3,621 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #3,614 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #6,723 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #5,214 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,749 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #5,550 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #4,628 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #6,355 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #6,500 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #5,369 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #8,308 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #6,377 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #7,490 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,262 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,213 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #4,698 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #3,053 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2022 | #3,615 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2021 | #3,739 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2020 | #4,429 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #3,347 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,360 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #4,330 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,102 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #3,687 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2014 | #3,534 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #3,127 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #3,058 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #2,854 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #2,731 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #2,703 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #1,947 | 73 | 0.0036% |
| 2007 | #2,306 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 2006 | #2,310 | 54 | 0.0026% |
| 2005 | #2,206 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #1,880 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2003 | #2,473 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 2002 | #2,473 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #2,086 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #2,016 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1999 | #2,403 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #1,899 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 1997 | #1,672 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1996 | #1,958 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1994 | #1,979 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1993 | #2,455 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #1,915 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1991 | #2,407 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,489 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,786 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,354 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #2,562 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,782 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #2,359 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,234 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #2,580 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #2,269 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,570 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #3,260 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,379 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #2,669 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #3,206 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #2,604 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,907 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #3,124 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1973 | #2,312 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #3,627 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #4,385 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,242 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,148 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,567 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,250 | 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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