Aleksander
Boy · a-lek-SAN-der · Greek
Aleksander is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 476th for boys in the UK (90 babies) and 1,425th for boys in the US (126 babies).
What does Aleksander mean?
Greek: Polish and Albanian form of Alexander
“defender of men”
The Polish and Albanian form of Alexander, from Greek alexein, 'to defend', and aner, 'man'.
- Say it
- a-lek-SAN-der
Is Aleksander a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleksander is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 90 boys in the UK and 126 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Aleksander in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #476among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the UK were named Aleksander, making it the 476th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 345th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 233 boys.
Half of all the boys named Aleksander in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were given Aleksander or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #447, up from #476 for this spelling alone.
- Aleksander 90
- Aleksandar 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 462nd in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Aleksander in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #476 |
| 2024 | 72 | #591 |
| 2023 | 81 | #541 |
| 2022 | 117 | #404 |
| 2021 | 157 | #331 |
| 2020 | 146 | #345 |
| 2019 | 233 | #245 |
| 2018 | 207 | #275 |
| 2017 | 230 | #258 |
| 2016 | 223 | #268 |
| 2015 | 164 | #323 |
| 2014 | 188 | #286 |
| 2013 | 139 | #341 |
| 2012 | 183 | #286 |
| 2011 | 148 | #334 |
| 2010 | 159 | #311 |
| 2009 | 135 | #334 |
| 2008 | 109 | #384 |
| 2007 | 66 | #538 |
| 2006 | 33 | #842 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,063 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Aleksander in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,425among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 126about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 126 boys in the US were named Aleksander, making it the 1,425th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,343rd. Its busiest year was 2014, with 171 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918.
Half of all the boys named Aleksander in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 147 boys in the US were given Aleksander or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,187, up from #1,425 for this spelling alone.
- Aleksander 126
- Aleksandar 21
Aleksander in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 126 | #1,425 |
| 2024 | 100 | #1,673 |
| 2023 | 125 | #1,449 |
| 2022 | 143 | #1,314 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,325 |
| 2020 | 133 | #1,343 |
| 2019 | 145 | #1,283 |
| 2018 | 160 | #1,188 |
| 2017 | 155 | #1,195 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,266 |
| 2015 | 144 | #1,252 |
| 2014 | 171 | #1,117 |
| 2013 | 136 | #1,277 |
| 2012 | 152 | #1,188 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,229 |
| 2010 | 131 | #1,309 |
| 2009 | 167 | #1,103 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1,263 |
| 2007 | 134 | #1,299 |
| 2006 | 123 | #1,330 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,441 |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,290 |
| 2003 | 76 | #1,643 |
| 2002 | 104 | #1,292 |
| 2001 | 78 | #1,539 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,537 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,433 |
| 1998 | 66 | #1,582 |
| 1997 | 72 | #1,477 |
| 1996 | 76 | #1,385 |
| 1995 | 54 | #1,661 |
| 1994 | 54 | #1,659 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 61 | #1,485 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,165 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
Nicknames for Aleksander
- Olek
- Aleks 7 boys in the UK in 2025
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