Alexi

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A few things about Alexi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alexi

Alexi Lalas

American soccer player

Choose Alexi and your child shares a first name with Alexi Lalas, an American soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alexi, like who?” Alexi Lalas's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 69,930 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alexi, 23 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alexi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlexi first shows up in US birth records in 1965, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 60 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1998, when it ranked #1,059. Today it's #5,410, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAlexi was 6.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,074 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 69,930.
• 🍂TrendAlexi has slipped 1,147 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,410. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlAlexi is given to both boys and girls: 56% of the 41 babies named Alexi in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningAlexi is a Russian form of Alexis, which means “defender”. Our records link it to Greek, Russian and Slavic roots.

About the name Alexi

Alexi is a gender-neutral name of Greek, Russian and Slavic origin meaning “defender”. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-exi”. US birth records list Alexi for girls from 1968 to 2025, in 54 of those 58 years. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked #1,059 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,410, with 23 babies. Of the 41 US babies named Alexi in 2025, 56% were girls and 44% were boys.

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