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Alessi

Alessi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“defending men”
Origin
Italian
Say it
ah-LESS-ee · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls (98% of all uses)

Italian surname and given-name form related to Alessio, the Italian form of Alexis/Alexios. It ultimately comes from Greek elements meaning to defend and man.

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How popular is Alessi?

202432.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Alessi in 2024108

2024 rank#1,991 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 1880580

Alessi is rising: use over the last five years is 31.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Alessi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Alexisdefender · Greek
  • Alexusmodern variant of Alexis · American (modern coinage)
  • Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
  • IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
  • GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
  • Ariaair; melody · Italian
  • Bellabeautiful · Italian
  • Siennafrom Siena · Italian

Alessi questions

What does the name Alessi mean?

Alessi means "defending men". It comes from Italian. Italian surname and given-name form related to Alessio, the Italian form of Alexis/Alexios. It ultimately comes from Greek elements meaning to defend and man.

Is Alessi a boy or girl name?

Alessi is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Alessi?

108 US babies were named Alessi in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Alessi?

Alessi is usually pronounced ah-LESS-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.