Alexsander
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- al-ig-ZAHN-der
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Alexsander is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Alexsander mean?
Greek: spelling of Alexander
“defender of men”
Made famous by Alexander the Great (356-323 BC); Scotland had three medieval kings of this name.
Meaning borrowed from Alexander. More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexsander a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexsander is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexsander in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Alexsander, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 76 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Alexsander in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 7,246 boys in the US were given Alexsander or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #37, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
- Alexander 7,230
- Alexsander 9
- Alekxander 7
Alexsander in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 49 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,238 |
| 2009 | 76 | #1,888 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,220 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,261 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,071 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,265 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,011 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 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 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Nicknames for Alexsander
Names like Alexsander
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alessandro, Xander, Aleksander, Asher, Cooper, Sebastian, Alejandro, Hunter, Parker, Alexis, Cristian, Luca
Other spellings of Alexsander
Names related to Alexsander
Alexzander, Alexandre, Alexandro, Aleksandr, Alekzander, Aleksandar
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from 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, “Alexsander: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexsander, updated 20 October 2026.