Alexei is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alexei in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
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About the Name Alexei
Alexei is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 823 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1222 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alexei is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alexei in their class.
Alexei Popyrin — Alexei Popyrin is an Australian professional tennis player.
Alexei Mishin — Alexei Nikolayevich Mishin is a Russian figure skating coach and former pair skater.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alexei
Unlikely. With around 9 UK babies named Alexei per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alexei in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alexei is rising: up 242 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,222 in 2004.
Alexei is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alexei include: Alexei Smirnov (politician), Alexei Popyrin and Alexei Mishin. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alexei does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alexeis in the wild.
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UK babies named Alexei (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alexei
Almost certainly the only Alexei in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alexei
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alexei Alexeyevich Venediktov is a Russian journalist, former editor-in-chief, host and co-owner of the Echo of Moscow radio station, as well as publisher of Diletant history magazine.
Alexei Nikolaevich (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Романов, romanized: Aleksey Nikolaevich Romanov; 12 August [O.S. 30 July] 1904 – 17 July 1918) was the last Russian tsesarevich (heir apparent).
Alexei Ivanovich Rykov was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and a Soviet politician and statesman, most prominent as premier of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1929 and 1924 to 1930 respectively.
Alexei Vladimirovich Stanchinsky (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Станчинский; 9 March (OS) / 21 March 1888 – 25 September (OS) / 6 October 1914) was a composer from the Russian Empire.