Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Alesso isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alesso through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161
- 161 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,408 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +7%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,408 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 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.
Alesso’s family of names
In Italian usage, Alesso has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alex.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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