Unisex name · since 1961
Alexei
1,369 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.
- #4,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,369 babies have been named Alexei since 1961, making it today's #3264 unisex name.
Alexei has 1,369 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3264 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #4,207 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,264 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,369 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexei ranks #4,207 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,264 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,369 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,207 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,369
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexei's 1,369 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alexei compares
1,369 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alexei's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexei | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,369 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alexei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexei's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexei popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Alexei popularity over time - girls
117 total births recorded since 1993 (Alexei as girls' name)
Alexei by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (378 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Alexei's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Alexei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s
2000s
378 births
- 2010s
2010s
351 births
- 2020s
2020s
254 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 378 births (28% of all-time use).
How Alexei compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alexei's total volume
Alexei by state
Where Alexei concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 154 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 67 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 41 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.7% |
154 of 1,369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Alexei's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (378 total births) through the 2020s (254) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alexeis (154 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alexei draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.