Fun Facts About the Name Alexandros
- More than 1 thousand babies named Alexandros: U.S. records list 1,776 babies given the name Alexandros from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alexandros Mean?
Alexandros is a Greek masculine name meaning "defender of men" or "protector of men." It comes from the ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, a compound of ἀλέξω (alexō), "to ward off, defend, or protect," and ἀνήρ (anēr), "man," with the genitive ἀνδρός (andros).
The literal sense is "defending men" or "one who defends men." Because ἀνήρ can mean an adult male or, more generally, a human being, the second part is sometimes interpreted as "people" rather than specifically men. The Latin form Alexander and the English Alexander come from this Greek name.
Alexandros Name History & Origins
The name Alexandros is the ancient Greek masculine name from which Alexander and its many language forms come. In Greek myth, Alexandros is another name for Paris, the Trojan prince, and the Iliad uses both names for him. That literary tradition shows the name in early Greek epic, but it is not the name's everyday origin; it was also a historical personal name in the Greek world.
The name was borne by Macedonian kings, including Alexander I in the fifth century BC, Alexander II in the fourth century BC, and Alexander III, known as Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC). Alexander III's conquests spread Greek language and culture through the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, and the name Alexander - along with the Greek Alexandros - appears in Greek and Latin sources from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. In the New Testament, several men named Alexander are mentioned, such as a son of Simon of Cyrene and a coppersmith opposed to Paul.
The Greek form continued in use in the Greek-speaking world and remains the standard Modern Greek form, Αλέξανδρος. Latin took the name as Alexander, which passed into English and other European languages; Alexandros is therefore not a variant of Alexander but the older Greek name behind it. Its nominative ending -os is the usual Greek masculine ending, while the Latin and English forms use different endings.
How Popular is the Name Alexandros?
Alexandros 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 2007. Its best rank was #1,904 in 1977.
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 | #2,644 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2024 | #3,210 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #3,473 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #3,775 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2021 | #2,626 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #3,652 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2019 | #2,766 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2018 | #2,993 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #3,010 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2016 | #4,101 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #2,602 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2014 | #2,404 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #3,126 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #2,774 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2011 | #2,700 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 2010 | #2,467 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2009 | #3,045 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,004 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #2,214 | 60 | 0.0029% |
| 2006 | #2,833 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #2,529 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #3,159 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #2,206 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2002 | #2,945 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #2,520 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2000 | #2,869 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #2,561 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #2,451 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1997 | #2,229 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #2,484 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #2,555 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #2,182 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #2,008 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,413 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #1,919 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #2,256 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,292 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1988 | #2,255 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,336 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #2,096 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #2,358 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,364 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,917 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #2,427 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #2,680 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #2,444 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #2,898 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,218 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #1,904 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #2,827 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #2,450 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #1,984 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #3,226 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #2,536 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,151 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #4,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,679 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,982 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,671 | 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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