The baby name Aleksi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑleksi/ (AH-lek-see).
Aleksi is Finnish in Origin.
The baby name Aleksi is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɑleksi/ (AH-lek-see).
Aleksi is Finnish in Origin.
Aleksi is the Finnish and Estonian form of a Greek-rooted name, deriving from Aléxios and the Latinized Alexius, from the verb alexein “to defend, help.” It therefore carries the meanings “defender” and “helper,” and is related to, though distinct from, the Alexander family that shares the same root. In modern usage Aleksi is predominantly masculine.
The name traveled north through Christian tradition, aided by veneration of St. Alexius (the “Man of God”) and, in the Slavic world, by rulers named Alexei. In Finland it appears in medieval records but surged in popularity from the 1990s onward. Variants and cognates include Aleksis (as in the author Aleksis Kivi), Aleksei/Alexei/Aleksey (Russian), Alexej (Czech/Slovak), Aleksej (Slovene/Serbian), Aleksy (Polish), Alexis (French/English), and Alexios/Alexius (Greek/Latin); related feminine forms are Aleksia/Alexia. Common short forms are Ale, Leksa, and Lex.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #26 | 4,318 | 2,041 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #37 | 15,862 | 3,552 |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #68 | 9 | 2,372 | |
| Finland | 0 | #79 | 512 | 830 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #94 | 16 | 2,055 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #164 | 56 | 3,850 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #181 | 2 | 1,509 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #217 | 82 | 5,122 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #229 | 3 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #237 | 31 | 6,912 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2021 | #309 | 7 | 2,600 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #495 | 11 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #889 | 10 | 7,053 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #912 | 19 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #922 | 30 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #926 | 27 | 5,697 |
| United States | Girls | 2014 | #928 | 5 | 9,590 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,189 | 23 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,423 | 49 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Aleksi is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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