Alexee
A French feminine form of Alexander meaning "defender of mankind".
Name Census estimates that about 85 living Americans carry the first name Alexee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexee today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexee births was 2002 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexee. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alexee. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
85
~ 1 in 4,032,404 Americans
Peak year
2002
11 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2007 SSA rank
#10,852
Tracked since 1996
Census
Alexee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 126 people with the first name Alexee, which placed it at #49,344 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
#49,344
National first-name rank
People counted
126
126 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexee is White at 51.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.4%) and Black (12.7%). 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 Alexee 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 Alexee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.6% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino21.4% · 27
- Black or African American12.7% · 16
- Two or more races7.9% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.6% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 1
Popularity
Alexee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexee from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 59 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
Alexee 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 Alexee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexee
The name Alexee is a variation of the Greek name Alexios, which means "helper" or "defender". It dates back to ancient Greece and was a popular name among the nobility and royalty.
Alexios was the name of several Byzantine emperors, including Alexios I Komnenos, who reigned from 1081 to 1118. He is known for his military campaigns against the Seljuk Turks and for securing the throne during a tumultuous period in Byzantine history.
The name Alexee likely emerged as a diminutive form of Alexios in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and Ukraine. In Russian, the name is spelled "Алексей" and pronounced similarly to Alexee.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alexee can be found in the Russian epic poem "The Tale of Igor's Campaign", which dates back to the 12th century. The poem mentions a character named Alexee, though it is unclear whether this was a real person or a fictional character.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Alexee. One example is Alexee Mikhailovich Romanov (1629-1676), who was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 to 1676. He is known for his efforts to modernize and westernize Russia during his reign.
Another prominent figure was Alexee Petrovich Ermolov (1777-1861), a Russian general and statesman who played a significant role in the Caucasian War against the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire in the early 19th century.
In the literary world, Alexee Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) was a renowned Russian writer and dramatist. He is best known for his historical dramas and for his contributions to the development of the Russian literary language.
Alexee Nikolayevich Krylov (1863-1945) was a prominent Russian naval engineer and shipbuilder. He is credited with developing the theory of ship rolling and made significant contributions to the field of naval architecture.
Alexee Yevgenyevich Krindach (1950-2021) was a Russian composer and pianist who achieved international recognition for his compositions and performances of contemporary classical music.
People
Alexee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexee 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
Alexee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 85 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexee 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 4,032,404 US residents.
Is Alexee a common name?
We classify Alexee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 87 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexee most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexee was 2002, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexee is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 126 people with the name Alexee, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,344 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 Alexee 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 Alexee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexee leans strongly female. 113 people counted with this name were female (94.2%), compared with 7 male bearers (5.8%). 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 Alexee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexee is White at 51.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.4%) and Black (12.7%). 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 Alexee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.6% (65 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 Alexee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexee in the SSA data are female. 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 Alexee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexee 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 Alexee 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 many people have Alexee as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.