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Aleksander

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
mans defender, warrior
Czech
Defending men; form of Alexander.
Ukrainian

Syllables

4

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Aleksander

Pronunciation

a-lek-sander, al(e)-ksa-nder

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #1123, 169 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1425, 126 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025126
2024100
2023125
2022143
2021140
2020133
2019145
2018160
2017155
2016144

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #233, 216 births); most recent 2025 (rank #462, 84 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202584
202465
202374
2022107
2021141
2020131
2019216
2018192
2017204
2016202

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #1727, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202312
202215
202113
202015
201910
201811
201714
201617
201516
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #163, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202511
202411
20237
202217
20218
202017
201921
201833
201723
201625

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #225, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20256
20247
20237
20227
202112
202011
201912
20189
201719
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #250, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
20214
20204
20195
20186
20177
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #459, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #532, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20226
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence