US rank #2754 Unisex name Peak 2021 1,333 births

Alexei — #2754 US boys' name

1,333 babies named Alexei in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s831980s741990s2052000s3782010s3512020s218
#2754
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Alexei was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

51 babies were named Alexei in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alexei

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,333 babies named Alexei between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alexei currently holds the #2754 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 51 babies received it in a single year. Alexei is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 117 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alexei performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 378 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alexei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 148 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alexei in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alexei 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 1,333 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.

Alexei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,333

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2021

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,754

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alexei popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
51
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198019731961 5

Alexei popularity over time — girls

117 total births recorded since 1993 (Alexei as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 117 births
468101214 2022201120072002199919961993 7

Alexei by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
378 births that decade — 28% of Alexei's all-time total
1960s241970s831980s741990s2052000s3782010s3512020s218

Alexei by state

Where Alexei concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Alexei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
148 11.1%
#2 Texas
69 5.2%
#3 New York
67 5.0%
#4 Florida
41 3.1%
#5 Pennsylvania
11 0.8%
#6 Illinois
10 0.8%
#7 New Jersey
10 0.8%
California share of Alexei's total US births 11.1%
Even split

148 of 1,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alexei?
1,333 babies have been named Alexei since 1961. It currently ranks #2754 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 51 births.
When was Alexei most popular?
Alexei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 378 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Alexei most popular?
The top states for the name Alexei are California (148 births), Texas (69 births), New York (67 births).
Is Alexei a unisex name?
Yes, Alexei is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,333 births, and as a girl's name it has 117 births.
How long has the name Alexei been used?
Alexei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alexei?
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, 1961–2024 (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.