Aleksei vs Alex

Side-by-side comparison of Aleksei and Alex — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Aleksei

Boy name · Rank #5539

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Alex

Boy name · Rank #205

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Metric Aleksei Alex
Current Rank #5539 #205
Total Births (all years) 444 284,633
Peak Year 2001 1993
Peak Year Births 25 7,641
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Aleksei Alex
1880ss — 1,451
1890ss — 1,448
1900ss — 1,745
1910ss — 7,871
1920ss — 9,182
1930ss — 6,306
1940ss — 6,855
1950ss — 8,200
1960ss — 12,031
1970ss — 14,004
1980ss — 38,711
1990ss 72 70,832
2000ss 175 63,779
2010ss 133 32,591
2020ss 64 9,627

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Aleksei Alex
2014 9 3,190
2015 7 3,112
2016 19 2,854
2017 9 2,603
2018 15 2,525
2019 15 2,400
2020 14 2,122
2021 11 1,965
2022 9 2,004
2023 13 1,814
2024 17 1,722

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2024.

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