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The first name Aleksandar

A boy’s name.

4 syllables Male

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 9 boys were named Aleksandar, making it the 2,440th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 20 births (#1,289).

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340
babies named Aleksandar, 1996–2025
#2,440
rank in 2025
2017
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Aleksandar with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Aleksandar at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 21 boys born in the United States were named Aleksandar, the 4,711th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 56 were.

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1,437
babies named Aleksandar since 1880
#4,711
rank in 2025
2005
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Aleksandar

60 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Aleksandar Vučić
    5th President of the Republic of Serbia, born 1970
  • Aleksandar Dragović
    Austrian association football player, born 1991
  • Aleksandar Pavlović
    German footballer (born 2004)
  • Aleksandar Stamboliyski
    Bulgarian prime minister (14 October 1919 – 9 June 1923)
  • Aleksandar Hemon
    Bosnian-American author, novelist, columnist, born 1964
  • Aleksandar Tonev
    Bulgarian footballer, born 1990
  • Aleksandar Petrović
    Croatian basketball coach and player, born 1959
  • Aleksandar Malinov
    Bulgarian politician (1867-1938)
  • Aleksandar Shalamanov
    Bulgarian footballer (1941–2021)
  • Aleksandar Pantić
    Association football player, born 1992
  • Aleksandar Nikolić
    Basketball player and coach (1924–2000)
  • Aleksandar Kostov
    Bulgarian footballer (1938-2019)

Questions

How popular is the name Aleksandar?
In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Aleksandar, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2017, with 20 births.
Is Aleksandar a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,437 US babies named Aleksandar since 1880 were boys.
When was Aleksandar most popular?
2005 in the United States, when 56 babies were named Aleksandar, its highest rank at 2,163rd.