Aleksandar
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-lek-SAN-dar
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Aleksandar is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Aleksandar mean?
Greek: Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Alexander
“defender of men”
The South Slavic form of Alexander, from Greek alexein, 'to defend', and aner, 'man'.
Is Aleksandar a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleksandar is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleksandar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Aleksandar, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,657th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 23 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aleksandar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were given Aleksandar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #447, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Aleksander 90
- Aleksandar 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Aleksandar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,657 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Aleksandar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Aleksandar, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
2025 had fewer boys named Aleksandar than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Aleksandar in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 147 boys in the US were given Aleksandar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,187, up from #4,706 for this spelling alone.
- Aleksander 126
- Aleksandar 21
Aleksandar in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4,007 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,631 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,372 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,159 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,149 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,792 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,585 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 19 | #3,160 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Nicknames for Aleksandar
Names like Aleksandar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Alexander, Sebastian, Lucas, Muhammad, Xander, River, Abdullah, Ibrahim, Cooper, Amir, Ali
Other spellings of Aleksandar
Names related to Aleksandar
Alexandru, Alexandre, Aleksandr, Oleksandr, Alexandr, Alexandro, Alexzander, Alekzander, Aleczander
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
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, “Aleksandar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aleksandar, updated 20 October 2026.