The baby name Aleksy is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /aˈlɛksɨ/ (Polish); approx. "ah-LEK-sih".
Aleksy is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Aleksy is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /aˈlɛksɨ/ (Polish); approx. "ah-LEK-sih".
Aleksy is Polish in Origin.
Aleksy is a Polish masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Latin Alexius), from the verb alexein “to defend, help,” yielding the meaning “defender” or “helper.” It has been used in Poland since the Middle Ages through the cult of St. Alexis, a popular ascetic whose story appears in the 15th‑century Polish hagiography Legenda o św. Aleksym. The name also echoes the prestige of Byzantine rulers such as Alexios I Komnenos, which spread its recognition across Christian Europe.
In modern Poland Aleksy is uncommon but established, offering a traditional yet distinctive alternative to Aleksander or international Alex. Variants across languages include Alexius, Alexis, Alexei/Aleksei/Aleksey (Russian), Oleksii (Ukrainian), Aliaksei (Belarusian), Aleksej (Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbo‑Croatian), Aleksejs (Latvian), and Aleksejus (Lithuanian). Polish short forms include Alek; internationally, Lex appears. Related feminine forms are rare in Polish but correspond to Alexis in other languages.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| PL | 0 | #210 | 3 | 2,600 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #224 | 122 | 6,459 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #318 | 5 | 2,548 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #388 | 4 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #496 | 10 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Aleksy is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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