Aleksis

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Aleksis is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name101 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, United States, Venezuela, Chile

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Greek

  Also written Alexis, Alexi, Αλέξης, Αλεξης, Alexís

30 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Aleksis is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Plg. brus. Олексий (M. Бирыла, 1966, c. 24), lenk. Aleksy, Oleksy (SSNO I 28) : gr. ’AAe^iaę

  as a name·Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas (Dictionary of Lithuanian Surnames)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Alexis Clairautb. 1713FRnot in their usual nameFrench mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)
• Alexis de Tocquevilleb. 1805FRnot in their usual nameFrench political thinker and historian, minister of Foreign Affairs (1805-1859)
• Saint-John Perseb. 1887FRnot in their usual nameFrench poet and diplomat (1887–1975)
• Maurice Jarreb. 1924FRnot in their usual nameFrench composer and conductor (1924-2009)
• Alexis Argüellob. 1952NInot in their usual nameNicaraguan professional boxer and politician (1952–2009), world champion in three weight divisions and mayor of Managua in 2009
• Alexis Tsiprasb. 1974GRnot in their usual namePrime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
• Alexis Bledelb. 1981USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Gary Medelb. 1987CLnot in their usual nameChilean association football player
• Alexis Sánchezb. 1988CLnot in their usual nameChilean footballer (born 1988)
• Alexis Mac Allisterb. 1998ARnot in their usual nameArgentine association football player (born 1998)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What are other forms of the name Aleksis?

In the etymology graph, Aleksejs is a form of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Aleksis?

A machine transcription gives /ɑɫɛksɪs/ (IPA) for English.

Is Aleksis a male or female name?

Aleksis is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Aleksis mean?

Recorded meaning: Vīrieša vārds

In which country does Aleksis have the most bearers?

In Finland, the national register counted about 2.0 thousand people named Aleksis, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled aleksis.

Where is Aleksis most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Aleksis is densest in Latvia — about 1 in 1.9 thousand people — even though Finland holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Aleksis?

In Finland, the national register counted 2,017 people named Aleksis, about 1 in 2.8 thousand residents.

How common is Aleksis compared with other names?

In Latvia, Aleksis is the 927th most common given name of 11,601 given names recorded there.