Aliaksei
From Greek, meaning defender or helper. Around 7,700 Polish men carry it, uncommon enough that meeting one is memorable, and fewer boys are given it with each passing year.
Aliaksei Pronunciation
Aliaksei is pronounced ahl-yahk-SE-ee (/aljakˈsɛi/).
What Aliaksei means
Where Aliaksei comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Aliaksei is the Belarusian form of the Greek name Alexios, built on the verb alexein, to ward off or defend. The short meaning follows straight from that root: defender, helper. When the name moved east with Orthodox Christianity, Greek Alexios became Aleksei among Russian speakers and Aliaksei in Belarusian, the same word wearing a Slavic coat.
An early bearer gave the name its saintly weight. Alexius of Rome, honored across the Eastern Church, carried the Greek Alexios that stands behind every later Aliaksei. His feast kept the name in use among Slavic Christians for centuries.
Read out from a Polish class register, Aliaksei sits close to Aleksy, the form already familiar here, both leaning on the idea of one who guards. Short. The defender's name.
How many people are named Aliaksei
1 in 2770 men in Poland is named Aliaksei. 7,707 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #407 among male names.
Aliaksei's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.