Given name & surname
Alessio
Alessio is used as a given name and a surname. Alessio is connected with Alexius.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Alessio is a form of Alexius. An origin associated with Alexius is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Alessio is used as a form of Alexius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alessio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,372
- 2,372 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 276 babies
- 2025
- 276
- #867 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +95%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 276 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 867 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 95.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (40). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,548 as a first name in 2020; 862 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alessio’s family of names
Alessio developed from Alexius. In Italian usage, Alessio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Alexis. In Italian usage, Alessio has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Alek.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alessio has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alessio
- Alessio RomagnoliItalian association football playerborn 1995
- Alessio CerciItalian association football playerborn 1987
- Alessio TacchinardiItalian footballerborn 1975
- Alesso BaldovinettiItalian painter (1425-1499)
- Alessio FigalliItalian mathematician (1984–)
- Alessio CragnoItalian association football playerborn 1994
- Alessio BoniItalian actorborn 1966
- Alessio SartoriItalian rowerborn 1976
- Alessio FoconiItalian foil fencerborn 1989
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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