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Alexei

al-lek-SAY

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Russian form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men.' Slavic sophistication with historical royal weight.”

Popularity Over Time

Alexei US popularity rank over timeRank 9624 in 1991 to rank 2135 in 2000. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2135#5880#96241961198020002024

Alexei is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekRussian

Syllables

3

Nicknames

AlexLexiLekha

Style

ElegantClassicRomanticStrong

Famous Bearers

  • Tsarevich Alexei
  • Alexei Navalny

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Royal Names → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Alexis

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Alexander

Greek Top 50

Andrei

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Nikolai

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Dmitri

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sasha

Russian Beautiful But Not Top 100

Andrei

Greek Rare & Uncommon

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Russian-English heritage

People Also Ask

Russian form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of men.' Slavic sophistication with historical royal weight.

Alexei is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Alexei include Alex, Lexi, Lekha.

Names that pair beautifully with Alexei include Nikolai, Dmitri, Sasha, Andrei.