The baby name Aleksei is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEK-say (IPA: /əˈlɛkseɪ/).
Aleksei is Russian in Origin.
The baby name Aleksei is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ə-LEK-say (IPA: /əˈlɛkseɪ/).
Aleksei is Russian in Origin.
Aleksei is the East Slavic form of the Greek name Alexios (Latin Alexius), from the verb alexein “to defend, help.” Via Byzantine Christian influence it entered Old Russian, settling as Алексей in Cyrillic, typically transliterated Aleksei or Aleksey. The core meaning is “defender,” often expanded to “defender of men” or “protector.”
Long established in Orthodox naming, it appears in hagiography through Saint Alexius, Man of God, and in Russian history with Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and the last heir apparent, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich. Common diminutives include Alyosha, Lyosha, and Lesha, with patronymics Alekseevich/Alekseevna and the surname Alekseev deriving from it. Variants and spellings span Alexei, Aleksey, Alyaksei (Belarusian), Oleksii/Oleksiy (Ukrainian), Aleksej (Slavic languages), Alexios (Greek), Alexius (Latin), and cognate Alexis in Western Europe. Literary visibility includes Dostoevsky’s Alexei Ivanovich in The Gambler.
| Aleksei Balabanov Aleksei Balabanov was a Russian filmmaker best known for the hit crime dramas Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000). A member of the European Film Academy, he started out making mostly arthouse films and music videos before becoming widely popular with those films, both starring Sergei Bodrov Jr. | Aleksei Arbuzov Aleksei Arbuzov was a Soviet and Russian playwright best known for his popular stage dramas. He wrote well-known plays including Tanya, Irkutsk Story, and An Old-Fashioned Comedy. | Aleksei Serebryakov Aleksei Serebryakov is best known as a Russian actor. This name may refer to more than one person. |
| Aleksei Yuryevich German Aleksei German was a Russian film director and screenwriter best known for his bleak, visually striking films about Soviet life. Over five decades, he made six feature films, including My Friend Ivan Lapshin, Khrustalyov, My Car!, and Hard to Be a God, and became known for long, intricate shots, black-and-white imagery, dense sound design, and sharp observations of Stalinist Russia. | Aleksei Petrenko Aleksei Petrenko was a Soviet and Russian actor best known for his powerful film and stage performances. He played Grigori Rasputin in Agony and Joseph Stalin in World War II: Behind Closed Doors. | Aleksei Guskov Aleksei Guskov is best known as a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Born on 20 May 1958, he became one of Russia’s most recognized screen actors and was named a People’s Artist of Russia in 2007. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #5 | 414 | 2,087 |
| EE | 0 | #23 | 15 | 1,051 | |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #62 | 2,670 | 12,621 |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #78 | 4 | 756 |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| KZ | 0 | #87 | 8 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| RU | 0 | #110 | 94 | 3,641 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #133 | 219 | 6,578 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #139 | 12 | 2,166 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #141 | 2 | 1,888 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #204 | 16 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #282 | 23 | 6,530 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #289 | 145 | 2,041 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #324 | 12 | 6,459 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #394 | 393 | 3,552 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #481 | 18 | 11,913 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #498 | 51 | 10,655 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #523 | 85 | 10,983 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #529 | 24 | 10,162 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #868 | 11 | 14,506 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #876 | 17 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #934 | 18 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #965 | 18 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,396 | 76 | 10,046 |
Aleksei is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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