Alessio
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-LES-yoh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #882 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #867 for boys
Alessio is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. In 2025 it ranked 882nd for boys in the UK (39 babies) and 867th for boys in the US (276 babies).
What does Alessio mean?
Greek: Italian form of Alexius
“defender”
The Italian form of the Greek name Alexios, borne by several Byzantine emperors.
Is Alessio a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessio is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 boys in the UK and 276 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alessio in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #882among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the UK were named Alessio, making it the 882nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 876th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 67 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alessio in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 822nd in England and Wales.
Alessio in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #882 |
| 2024 | 67 | #622 |
| 2023 | 38 | #913 |
| 2022 | 50 | #744 |
| 2021 | 40 | #868 |
| 2020 | 37 | #876 |
| 2019 | 37 | #889 |
| 2018 | 37 | #907 |
| 2017 | 50 | #755 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 39 | #871 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,106 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,003 |
| 2011 | 36 | #892 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 27 | #917 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 19 | #988 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Alessio in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #867among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 276about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 112% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 276 boys in the US were named Alessio, making it the 867th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,503rd. It first appears in the records in 1922.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Alessio of any year since it first appeared, in 1922.
Half of all the boys named Alessio in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alessio in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 276 | #867 |
| 2024 | 241 | #950 |
| 2023 | 205 | #1,061 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,245 |
| 2021 | 132 | #1,383 |
| 2020 | 112 | #1,503 |
| 2019 | 129 | #1,380 |
| 2018 | 99 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,681 |
| 2016 | 85 | #1,788 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,485 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,261 |
| 2009 | 58 | #2,251 |
| 2008 | 50 | #2,514 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
Names like Alessio
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Theo Atlas Arlo Nico Matteo Enzo Rio Archer Axel Elio Albie
Names related to Alessio
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alessio: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alessio, updated 20 October 2026.