Aleksiej
The Russian form of Aleksy, from the Greek for "defender, helper". Only about 150 men in Poland carry it, so most people here will never meet one.
Aleksiej Pronunciation
Aleksiej is pronounced ah-LEK-shey (/aˈlɛkɕɛj/).
What Aleksiej means
Where Aleksiej comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Aleksiej reaches Polish through Russian, where Aleksei has been common for centuries. Underneath sits the Greek Alexios, built on the verb alexein, to ward off or defend. That gives the plain sense recorded here: defender, helper.
The name shares its root with Aleksander. In Poland the shorter variant Aleksy is the more familiar form, the one that turns up on a name-day and in a class register. Aleksiej keeps the Russian shape instead.
Saint Alexius, known in the East as a man of God, carried the name into Christian tradition, and the Orthodox Church kept it in wide use. That is one reason the Russian association runs so strong. Anyone reading the name in Poland hears the eastern neighbour in it, from Tsarevich Alexei of the Romanovs onward.
The meaning stays close to the origin. To defend and to help are two sides of one old Greek verb, and the name still says defender.
How many people are named Aleksiej
1 in 139518 men in Poland is named Aleksiej. 153 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2617 among male names.
Aleksiej's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1428 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.
Aleksiej as a middle name
Aleksiej is a first name for 153 men in Poland and a middle name for another 6, a 96/4 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4125th, between Aleem (6) and Alem (6).
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#4123 Aldair6
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#4124 Aleem6
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#4125 Aleksiej6
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#4126 Alem6
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#4127 Alexandro6