Baby name
RISING
🇫🇮 Aleksi
/ah · LEK · see/
Meaning
“Defender of men”
Defender of men; Finnish variant of Alexios emphasizing Nordic linguistic integration and modern appeal.
Nicknames
alek · ale · alekki
Vibe
classic
How it ages.
Aleksi has been exceptionally popular in Finland since the 1970s, outpacing international variants.
The cultural moment.
Finland's Aleksi surged in the 1970s-1990s and remains a top-10 masculine choice reflecting local preference.