Fun Facts About the Name Aleks
- 473 babies named Aleks: U.S. records list 473 babies given the name Aleks from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aleks Mean?
Aleks is a short form of Alexander and its language-specific variants, such as Polish Aleksander and Russian Aleksandr. The name goes back to the Greek Alexandros, formed from alexein (ἀλέξω), "to ward off" or "to defend," and anēr (ἀνήρ, genitive andros), "man." Its literal sense is "defender of men" or "protector of men." Because Aleks is a shortened form rather than an independent Greek name, it carries the same meaning. It is a different name from the similar-looking Alexis, which comes from the Greek Alexios, though both contain the root alexein.
Aleks Name History & Origins
The Greek name Alexandros was used in ancient Greece and became widely known through Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC), the Macedonian king whose campaigns spread Greek culture and the name across the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. In Christian Europe, saints, bishops, and popes named Alexander helped keep the name in use; in Eastern Christianity, the Russian prince and saint Alexander Nevsky (13th century) is a notable bearer of the related form Aleksandr. The short form Aleks appears in languages where the full name is Aleksander, Aleksandr, Aleksandar, or Aleksanteri. In Polish, Slovene, Estonian, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, and other traditions, Aleks is used as a familiar short form and sometimes as a registered given name in its own right. In English, Aleks is an alternate spelling of Alex, the usual English short form of Alexander; the k spelling is more common in Slavic and Baltic Latin-alphabet usage.
How Popular is the Name Aleks?
Aleks has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #3,128 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,277 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #8,312 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,288 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #6,161 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,345 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,045 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #6,112 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,639 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,068 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,628 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,181 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #4,874 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #5,409 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,133 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #4,361 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #3,128 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,584 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #4,546 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,243 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #3,890 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #3,622 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #4,609 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,277 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,541 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,286 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,853 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #7,901 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,863 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,820 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,392 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #7,452 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Aleks Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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