US rank #5539 Boys' name Peak 2001 444 births

Aleksei — #5539 US boys' name

444 babies named Aleksei in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s722000s1752010s1332020s64
#5539
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Aleksei was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

25 babies were named Aleksei in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleksei

The Social Security Administration has registered 444 babies named Aleksei between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleksei currently holds the #5539 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleksei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleksei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleksei in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleksei in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 444 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleksei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

444

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2001

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,539

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleksei popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
25
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
051015202530 202420202016201220082004200019961994 10

Aleksei popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1996 (Aleksei as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19971996 6

Aleksei by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
175 births that decade — 39% of Aleksei's all-time total
1990s722000s1752010s1332020s64

Aleksei by state

Where Aleksei concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Aleksei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
25 5.6%
#2 Texas
5 1.1%
California share of Aleksei's total US births 5.6%
Even split

25 of 444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleksei?
444 babies have been named Aleksei since 1994. It currently ranks #5539 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 25 births.
When was Aleksei most popular?
Aleksei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Aleksei most popular?
The top states for the name Aleksei are California (25 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Aleksei been used?
Aleksei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleksei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.