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Boy name Russian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Aleksei

ah-lyek-SAY · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
defender
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · strong
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#5440
2024 births17
Peak year2001
First appeared1994
Total US births444
2001 peak19942002200920172024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AlyoshaLyosha
Alternate spellings
AlexeiAlexey
In other languages
Alexis (French)Alessio (Italian)Alejo (Spanish)

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