Aleks
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AL-eks
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Aleks is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Aleks mean?
Greek: short form of Aleksander
“defender of men”
A short form of Aleksander or Aleksandar, Slavic and Baltic forms of Alexander.
Is Aleks a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleks is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleks in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Aleks, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aleks in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 287 boys in the UK were given Aleks or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #208, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
- Alex 280
- Aleks 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Aleks in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,227 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 22 | #1,241 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Aleks in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Aleks, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Aleks in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,540 boys in the US were given Aleks or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #253, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Aleks in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Aleks
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Atlas Lucas Luca Theo Hudson Axel Asher Albie Jaxon Nico Aris Archer
Other spellings of Aleks
Names related to Aleks
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
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, “Aleks: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleks, updated 20 October 2026.