US rank #11989 Boys' name Peak 2021 22 births

Aleksej — #11989 US boys' name

22 babies named Aleksej in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s102020s12
#11989
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 16% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Aleksej was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

6 babies were named Aleksej in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleksej

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Aleksej between 2018 and 2024, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleksej currently holds the #11989 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleksej performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Aleksej shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleksej 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 22 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.

Aleksej at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

22

Since 2018

7 years of records

Peak year

2021

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,989

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2018

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleksej popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2018

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 2024202120192018 5

Aleksej by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
12 births that decade — 55% of Aleksej's all-time total
2010s102020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleksej?
22 babies have been named Aleksej since 2018. It currently ranks #11989 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 6 births.
When was Aleksej most popular?
Aleksej was most popular in the 2020s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Aleksej been used?
Aleksej has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 7 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleksej?
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, 2018–2024 (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.