How do you pronounce Alexei?

Alexei is pronounced uh-LYEK-say.

What is the origin of Alexei?

Alexei is of Russian origin, from Slavic/Russian culture.

Boy name Russian origin Christian tradition

Alexei

uh-LYEK-say · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Defender

Language

Russian

Culture

Slavic/Russian

Religion

Christian

Style era

classic

Themes

strength · classic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2744

2024 births47

Peak year2021

First appeared1961

Total US births1,333

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AlexLyosha

Alternate spellings

AlexeyAleksei

In other languages

Alexei (Russian)Oleksiy (Ukrainian)Aleksy (Polish)

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