Given name & surname
Alexi
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alexi is a variant of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alexi is a variant of Alexis. In Greek use, Alexis carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,976
- 1,756 boys · 4,220 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 236 babies
- 2025
- 41
- #5,419 for girls · #5,213 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 39% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,419 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 196 in 2002. It also appeared in 18 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,336 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alexi’s family of names
Alexi has a related form in Alexis. Alexi has a related form in Alexandra. In German usage, Alexi as a surname has a related form in Alexander.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alexi
- Alexi LalasAmerican soccer playerborn 1970
- CucaBrazilian professional football manager and former playerborn 1963
- Alexi Grewalracing cyclistborn 1960
- Alexi MurdochBritish musician and songwriterborn 1973
- Alexi GómezPeruvian footballerborn 1993
- Alexi AmaristaVenezuelan baseball player (born 1989)
- Alexi GiannouliasAmerican politicianborn 1976
- Alexi Peugetfootballerborn 1990
- Alexi PituRomanian association football playerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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