Sikandar
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Sikandar is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sikandar mean?
Arabic
A male given name from Persian [in turn from Arabic, in turn from Ancient Greek], variant of Iskandar and Alexander.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sikandar a girl's or a boy's name?
Sikandar is a boys' name.
How popular is Sikandar in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sikandar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sikandar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Sikandar
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivam Ravi Avitaj Pranay Shivay Gurveer Rajveer Vikram Arsh Anwar Dhruvansh Siddharth
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sikandar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sikandar, updated 20 October 2026.