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Alexi

Alexi is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Alexi are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 36%Female 64%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
36% male / 64% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Bulgaria
US births since 1880
1,535 male / 3,929 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Alexi

To address Alexi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alexi," in English, "Guten Tag Alexi," in German. About 36% of people named Alexi are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Alexi,

German

Guten Tag Alexi,

French

Bonjour Alexi,

Spanish

Estimado/a Alexi:

Chinese

Alexi您好：

Japanese

Alexi様

English

Hi Alexi,

German

Hi Alexi,

French

Salut Alexi,

Spanish

Hola Alexi,

Chinese

Alexi你好：

Japanese

Alexiさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Alexi by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonwoman's name28%
Bulgariauncommonman's name98%

United States birth data

1,535 male · 3,929 female · 5,464 births recorded

Male 28%Female 72%

Since 1980: 26% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alexi a male or female name?

Alexi is a unisex given name: about 36% of people named Alexi are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Alexi in an email?

To address Alexi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Alexi," in English, "Guten Tag Alexi," in German. About 36% of people named Alexi are men and 64% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Alexi a unisex name?

Alexi is a unisex name: 36% of people named Alexi are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Alexi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alexi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_alexi,
  title  = {Is Alexi a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/alexi},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}