Is Alexi a boy or girl name?
Alexi is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 21 boys were named Alexi, so 55.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.7% of the 5,928 US babies named Alexi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,698
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,010
- Babies named Alexi since 1965
- 5,928
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 236 babies
Boys and girls named Alexi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23 | 11 | 32.4% |
| 1970s | 125 | 54 | 30.2% |
| 1980s | 192 | 282 | 59.5% |
| 1990s | 405 | 1,337 | 76.8% |
| 2000s | 529 | 1,530 | 74.3% |
| 2010s | 321 | 801 | 71.4% |
| 2020s | 143 | 175 | 55% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,698 | 26 | #5,010 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 | 36 | #4,047 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 | 34 | #4,203 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,739 | 47 | #3,340 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,429 | 32 | #4,266 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,347 | 43 | #3,553 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,360 | 42 | #3,614 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,330 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,102 | 77 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,687 | 77 | #2,383 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,534 | 68 | #2,584 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,127 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,058 | 91 | #2,096 |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,854 | 126 | #1,673 |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,731 | 156 | #1,450 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,703 | 123 | #1,769 |
| 2008 | 73 | #1,947 | 145 | #1,573 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,306 | 140 | #1,598 |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,310 | 151 | #1,468 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,206 | 140 | #1,494 |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,880 | 134 | #1,498 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,473 | 173 | #1,225 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,473 | 196 | #1,084 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,086 | 165 | #1,225 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,016 | 163 | #1,217 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,403 | 186 | #1,077 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,899 | 185 | #1,059 |
| 1997 | 59 | #1,672 | 140 | #1,265 |
| 1996 | 45 | #1,958 | 150 | #1,201 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,955 | 133 | #1,265 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,979 | 148 | #1,190 |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,455 | 110 | #1,451 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,915 | 85 | #1,741 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,407 | 106 | #1,484 |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,489 | 94 | #1,594 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,786 | 53 | #2,250 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,354 | 66 | #1,863 |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,562 | 39 | #2,572 |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,782 | 30 | #3,055 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,359 | 23 | #3,621 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,234 | 22 | #3,614 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,580 | 9 | #6,723 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,269 | 13 | #5,214 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,570 | 15 | #4,749 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,260 | 12 | #5,550 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,379 | 15 | #4,628 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,206 | 9 | #6,355 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,907 | 8 | #6,500 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,124 | 10 | #5,369 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,627 | 5 | #8,308 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,385 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,242 | 7 | #6,377 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,418 | 5 | #7,490 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,148 | 6 | #6,262 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,567 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,250 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alexi reached #1,672 in 1997. As a girl name, it reached #1,059 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alexi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.