Alexandros
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-LEK-san-dros
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #854 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,641 for boys
Alexandros is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 854th for boys in the UK (41 babies) and 2,641st for boys in the US (49 babies).
What does Alexandros mean?
Greek
“defender of men”
The original Greek form of Alexander, still the usual form in Greece.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexandros a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexandros is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 41 boys in the UK and 49 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexandros in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 854th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 7,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the UK were named Alexandros, making it the 854th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 793rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 55 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alexandros in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 856th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Alexandros in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #854 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 34 | #986 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 54 | #729 |
| 2020 | 44 | #793 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 24 | #1,202 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 26 | #944 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 28 | #652 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Alexandros in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,641st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 49 about 1 in 35,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were named Alexandros, making it the 2,641st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1960.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Alexandros in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexandros in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2,641 |
| 2024 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 43 | #2,771 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,698 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,225 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,478 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,176 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,002 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,329 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,356 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,363 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,425 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,904 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,144 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,663 |
Names like Alexandros
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian, Lucas, Tobias, Aris, Ali, Elias, Luca, Nico, Atlas, Austin, Asher, Andreas
Names related to Alexandros
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Alexander, 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, “Alexandros: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexandros, updated 20 October 2026.