The baby name Alexi is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈlɛksi/ (uh-LEK-see).
Alexi is Greek in Origin.
The baby name Alexi is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈlɛksi/ (uh-LEK-see).
Alexi is Greek in Origin.
Alexi is a modern English and Finnish-leaning form of a name ultimately from Greek Aléxios/Aléxis, derived from alexein “to defend, help,” hence “defender” or “helper.” In the Eastern Christian world it entered via the cult of Saint Alexius (Alexios of Rome) and flourished in Slavic lands as Aleksey/Alexei; the Romanov dynasty gives it historical weight (Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich; Tsarevich Alexei). In Finland, Aleksi is standard, while Alexi appears as an established variant.
Used in English as a streamlined, often unisex, alternative to Alexis or Alexei. Variants include Alexei/Aleksei/Alexey, Alexis, Alexios, Alexius, Aleksi (Finnish), Oleksii (Ukrainian), Aliaksei (Belarusian), Alessio (Italian), Aleix (Catalan). Diminutives range from Lex/Lexi and Al in English to Alyosha/Lyosha in Russian. The name’s enduring appeal comes from its crisp sound and timeless meaning of protection and aid.
| Alexi Laiho Alexi Laiho was a Finnish guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as the founding frontman and lead guitarist of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. He also played with Sinergy, Kylähullut, the Local Band, and Bodom After Midnight, and was especially known for songs like “Downfall,” “Everytime I Die,” and “Are You Dead Yet?”. | Alexi Lalas Alexi Lalas is best known as a former professional soccer player from the United States. He gained fame as a defender for the U.S. national team during the 1994 FIFA World Cup. After his soccer career, he also pursued music, releasing albums with his band, The Gypsies. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2013 | #1 | — | 969 |
| HN | 0 | #21 | 2 | 704 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #45 | 8 | 749 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| EC | 0 | #119 | 3 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #172 | 7 | 2,508 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| UY | 0 | #180 | 3 | 2,477 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #182 | 2 | 1,578 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2005 | #201 | 23 | 410 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #207 | 13 | 3,850 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #208 | 32 | 3,322 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 4,970 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #218 | 383 | 9,305 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #236 | 32 | 6,912 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #252 | 7 | 3,650 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #272 | 7 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2023 | #275 | 5 | 2,824 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #288 | 775 | 13,390 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #289 | 10 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 6 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #296 | 11 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #302 | 4 | 6,530 |
| GT | 0 | #303 | 12 | 5,948 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| PE | 0 | #323 | 7 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| BO | 0 | #361 | 21 | 6,868 | |
| France | Girls | 1994 | #364 | 3 | 2,162 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #369 | 100 | 7,628 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #372 | 28 | 5,922 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #375 | 7 | 7,951 |
| CL | 0 | #380 | 32 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #382 | 6 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #397 | 31 | 2,041 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #417 | 58 | 7,625 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #428 | 124 | 12,054 |
| MX | 0 | #441 | 5 | 8,339 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #457 | 137 | 9,244 |
| CO | 0 | #464 | 17 | 7,768 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #469 | 19 | 10,188 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #476 | 593 | 15,656 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #523 | 170 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #527 | 14 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #537 | 5 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #556 | 6 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #580 | 32 | 9,488 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| LB | 0 | #590 | 69 | 13,263 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #625 | 6 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #652 | 236 | 14,506 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #690 | 8 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #703 | 12 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #798 | 188 | 16,355 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #806 | 125 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #826 | 13 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #838 | 14 | 14,098 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #872 | 21 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #891 | 26 | 8,487 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #907 | 46 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #953 | 126 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #960 | 24 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 8 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,092 | 20 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,116 | 13 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,130 | 12 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,133 | 46 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,138 | 46 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,163 | 14 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,194 | 18 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,384 | 88 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,605 | 10 | 28,008 |
Alexi is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:
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