Aleksander

What Aleksander means

Polish form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”

a male given name, equivalent to English Alexander || From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Aleksander” (revision 93883195) and “Alexander” (revision 94582688), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Aleksander?

US: Falling: down from #1252 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #320 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2014, when 171 boys got the name (#1117 that year). First in the US records in 1918.

How common

• About 1 in 13,556 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,237 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 3,274 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in IL (0.28 per 1,000 boys), NJ (0.2 per 1,000 boys), IN (0.16 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Aleksander is #1425 in the US and #462 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Aleksander were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Alexander7,230 US · 1,271 E&W
• Aleksandar21 US · 9 E&W
• Alekzander16 US
• Alexxander6 US
• Aleczander6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Aleksander

Boys

• Lukas#288“a man from Lucania”^*
• Jaxon#115Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #115 in 2025
• Damian#109“to tame”^*
• Braxton#172Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #172 vs #2,014 in 2025
• Kayden#135Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 6 babies
• Jaxson#156Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1991, with 13 babies

For a sister

• Zoey#69Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 6 babies
• Genesis#66“creation, beginning, origin”^*
• Presley#225“priest + wood, clearing”^*
• Harmony#276From the word “harmony”^*
• Piper#155Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #67 in 2015, #155 in 2025
• Adalynn#184Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Aleksander’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.