Fun Facts About the Name Aleksander
- More than 4 thousand babies named Aleksander: U.S. records list 4,166 babies given the name Aleksander from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aleksander Mean?
Aleksander is a form of the name Alexander, which is of Greek origin and means "defender of men" or "protector of men." It comes from the Greek Alexandros, formed from alexein, a verb meaning "to defend," "to ward off," or "to help," and anēr, "man," whose genitive form is andros. The literal sense is "defending men" or "he who wards off harm from men"; "defender of men" is the customary English rendering.
Aleksander is not a distinct name with a separate origin. It is a regional spelling of the same Greek name, used chiefly in Polish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, and Slovene, among other languages. The name reached these languages through Latin Alexander and the later European traditions. The ks in Aleksander reflects the Greek letter xi in Alexandros, while English and Latin-based spellings use x.
Aleksander Name History & Origins
The Greek name Alexandros is attested in early Greek writing. In Homer's Iliad, Paris of Troy also carries the name Alexandros. Its widest early fame came from Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC), whose campaigns spread Greek speech and the name through western Asia, Egypt, and the eastern Mediterranean.
The name passed into Latin as Alexander and was taken up by early Christian figures, including martyrs and several popes, which carried it through medieval Europe. It was used by Byzantine emperors and by rulers elsewhere, among them the Scottish kings Alexander I, II, and III and the Russian tsars Alexander I, II, and III. In the East Slavic tradition the usual form is Aleksandr; in Ukrainian it is Oleksandr.
In Poland the standard form is Aleksander. It appears in Polish royal history in the person of Aleksander Jagiellończyk, Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland from 1501 to 1506. Polish usage also developed the short forms Alek and Olek. In Norway, Denmark, Estonia, and Slovenia, Aleksander is likewise the common spelling, while the Latin-derived Alexander remains usual in English, German, and Swedish.
How Popular is the Name Aleksander?
Aleksander 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 2014. Its best rank was #1,103 in 2009.
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 | #1,425 | 126 | 0.0074% |
| 2024 | #1,671 | 100 | 0.0058% |
| 2023 | #1,447 | 125 | 0.0073% |
| 2022 | #1,315 | 143 | 0.0082% |
| 2021 | #1,325 | 140 | 0.0080% |
| 2020 | #1,343 | 133 | 0.0077% |
| 2019 | #1,283 | 145 | 0.0081% |
| 2018 | #1,187 | 160 | 0.0088% |
| 2017 | #1,195 | 155 | 0.0084% |
| 2016 | #1,265 | 144 | 0.0076% |
| 2015 | #1,254 | 144 | 0.0075% |
| 2014 | #1,119 | 171 | 0.0089% |
| 2013 | #1,278 | 136 | 0.0072% |
| 2012 | #1,187 | 152 | 0.0080% |
| 2011 | #1,226 | 142 | 0.0075% |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 | 0.0068% |
| 2009 | #1,103 | 167 | 0.0084% |
| 2008 | #1,263 | 138 | 0.0068% |
| 2007 | #1,299 | 134 | 0.0065% |
| 2006 | #1,330 | 123 | 0.0060% |
| 2005 | #1,442 | 102 | 0.0051% |
| 2004 | #1,293 | 115 | 0.0058% |
| 2003 | #1,646 | 76 | 0.0038% |
| 2002 | #1,295 | 104 | 0.0054% |
| 2001 | #1,543 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 2000 | #1,541 | 78 | 0.0040% |
| 1999 | #1,436 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1998 | #1,585 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 1997 | #1,479 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1996 | #1,387 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 1995 | #1,666 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1994 | #1,665 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 1993 | #1,825 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #1,490 | 61 | 0.0031% |
| 1991 | #1,894 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #2,171 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1989 | #2,471 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #2,513 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #2,641 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,832 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,930 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #5,502 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #3,109 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,862 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #3,621 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #4,858 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,072 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,597 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,811 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,199 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,519 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,417 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,147 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1918 | #3,738 | 6 | 0.0006% |
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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