Aleksa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-LEK-sah
- Origin
- Greek
Aleksa is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Aleksa mean?
Greek: Slavic form of Alexa and Alexander
“defender”
In Serbia a boys' short form of Aleksandar; elsewhere a girls' form of Alexa.
Is Aleksa a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleksa is a girls' name.
How popular is Aleksa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 8 girls.
Aleksa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
How popular is Aleksa in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Aleksa in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2011, 77% of the babies named Aleksa in the US were girls.
Aleksa in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Aleksa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira, Ayla, Amaya, Amara, Aaliyah, Ariana, Safa, Sophia, Anaya, Khadija, Aisha, Ava
Names related to Aleksa
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
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, “Aleksa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleksa, updated 20 October 2026.