Fun Facts About the Name Alekzander
- More than 1 thousand babies named Alekzander: U.S. records list 1,157 babies given the name Alekzander from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alekzander Mean?
Alekzander is a respelled variant of Alexander, a name of Greek origin. It comes from the Greek Alexandros (Ἀλέξανδρος), formed from alexein, meaning "to ward off" or "to defend," and anēr (genitive andros), meaning "man." The literal sense is "defending men" or "protector of men," commonly given as "defender of men." The k and z in this spelling follow the sound of the name rather than the letters of the traditional spelling, since English Alexander is pronounced with a voiced gz sound that Alekzander writes as kz. A k is also the standard spelling in several European forms of the name, such as Polish and Scandinavian Aleksander.
Alekzander Name History & Origins
The name behind Alekzander, Greek Alexandros, appears in Greek myth, where Paris of Troy was also called Alexandros. Its best-known bearer was Alexander III of Macedon (356 - 323 BC), whose conquests spread the name through the eastern Mediterranean and into the Persian world. By way of Latin Alexander, it entered the languages of Europe and was further established by saints and popes who bore it. Over the centuries the name took many regional forms, including Alejandro in Spanish, Alessandro in Italian, Aleksandr in Russian, and Aleksander in Polish and Norwegian, with the k spelling standard in several of them. Alekzander belongs to that broad family of variants, and its z records the voiced sound heard in the English pronunciation of the name rather than any separate root.
How Popular is the Name Alekzander?
Alekzander 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 #2,069 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 | #5,616 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,050 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #3,999 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #3,055 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2021 | #3,300 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2020 | #3,812 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #3,261 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #2,992 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #2,569 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2016 | #2,478 | 51 | 0.0027% |
| 2015 | #2,190 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2014 | #2,206 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 2013 | #2,280 | 56 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #2,132 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2011 | #2,174 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,069 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2009 | #3,226 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2008 | #2,587 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2007 | #2,445 | 52 | 0.0025% |
| 2006 | #2,126 | 61 | 0.0030% |
| 2005 | #2,707 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #2,644 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 2003 | #3,534 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,352 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,144 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #4,791 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #3,989 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #6,337 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #4,675 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #8,000 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #4,797 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #5,116 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,240 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,475 | 5 | 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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