Alessio
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "defender" or "protector of mankind".
Name Census estimates that about 2,055 living Americans carry the first name Alessio. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alessio today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alessio births was 2024 (241 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alessio. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alessio with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Alessio is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.1K
~ 1 in 166,790 Americans
Peak year
2024
241 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#946
Tracked since 1922
Census
Alessio in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,540 people with the first name Alessio, which placed it at #9,151 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,151
National first-name rank
People counted
1.5K
1,540 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alessio
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alessio is White at 63.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (30.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alessio described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alessio at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.5% · 978
- Hispanic or Latino30.3% · 467
- Two or more races3.8% · 59
- Black or African American1.2% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 6
Popularity
Alessio: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alessio from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 848 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alessio by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alessio during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alessios live
The SSA's state-level files cover 16 states and territories. California, New York, Florida recorded the most babies named Alessio, while Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 77 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alessio
The name Alessio is derived from the Latin name Alexius, which is a variant of the Greek name Alexios, meaning "defender" or "helper". The name can be traced back to ancient Greece and is related to the Greek word "alexo", meaning "to defend" or "to help".
The name Alessio gained popularity during the late Roman period and the early Byzantine era, particularly among Christians in the Eastern Roman Empire. It was often given to boys as a way to invoke divine protection or assistance.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Alessio is Saint Alexius, a 5th-century Roman nobleman who renounced his wealth and lived as a beggar. His life story was widely circulated and helped popularize the name among Christians in Europe.
Another notable figure with the name Alessio was Alexios I Komnenos, a Byzantine emperor who reigned from 1081 to 1118. He is credited with reviving the waning fortunes of the Byzantine Empire and successfully defending it against the Normans and the Seljuk Turks.
In the 13th century, Alessio Interminelli was an Italian nobleman and condottiero (mercenary leader) who played a significant role in the wars between the Guelph and Ghibelline factions in medieval Italy.
During the Renaissance, Alessio Baldovinetti (1425-1499) was an Italian painter and scholar who made important contributions to the development of Renaissance art in Florence.
In the 17th century, Alessio Piemontese (1610-1670) was an Italian composer and violinist who worked in various courts across Europe and is considered one of the earliest virtuoso violinists.
Throughout history, the name Alessio has been used across various cultures and regions, particularly in Italy, Greece, and the Balkans, where it has maintained its popularity and cultural significance.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Alessio
People
Alessio + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alessio as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alessio: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alessio?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,055 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alessio going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 166,790 US residents.
Is Alessio a common name?
We classify Alessio as "Rare". It ranks above 93.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,096 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alessio most popular?
The single biggest year for Alessio was 2024, when 241 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alessio is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alessio in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,540 people with the name Alessio, or 0.51 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,151 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alessio in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alessio?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alessio appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,548 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alessio?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alessio is White at 63.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (30.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alessio most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alessio in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.5% (978 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alessio in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alessio a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alessio in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alessio still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alessio in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alessio can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Alessio?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.