# Aleksander (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/aleksander/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,166 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,166 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,707, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 142 | 1,229 |
| 2012 | 152 | 1,188 |
| 2013 | 136 | 1,278 |
| 2014 | 171 | 1,119 |
| 2015 | 144 | 1,254 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1,266 |
| 2017 | 155 | 1,195 |
| 2018 | 160 | 1,188 |
| 2019 | 145 | 1,283 |
| 2020 | 133 | 1,343 |
| 2021 | 140 | 1,325 |
| 2022 | 143 | 1,315 |
| 2023 | 125 | 1,449 |
| 2024 | 100 | 1,673 |
| 2025 | 126 | 1,425 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 128 | 338 |
| 2012 | 163 | 285 |
| 2013 | 130 | 323 |
| 2014 | 169 | 280 |
| 2015 | 146 | 320 |
| 2016 | 202 | 261 |
| 2017 | 204 | 262 |
| 2018 | 192 | 265 |
| 2019 | 216 | 233 |
| 2020 | 131 | 342 |
| 2021 | 141 | 324 |
| 2022 | 107 | 395 |
| 2023 | 74 | 525 |
| 2024 | 65 | 586 |
| 2025 | 84 | 462 |

## People named Aleksander

- Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (1899-1958)
- Aleksandër Meksi, Albanian politician
- Aleksander Tammert, Estonian athletics competitor (born 1973)
- Aleksander Delchev, Bulgarian chess player
- Aleksander Warma, Estonian politician (1890-1970)
- Aleksander Sekulić, basketball coach from Slovenia
- Aleksander Sewruk, actor (1912–1974)
- Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer (1845–1875)
- Aleksander Einseln, Estonian military personnel (1931–2017)
- Władysław Aleksander Łubieński, Catholic archbishop
- Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician (1875-1941)
- Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician and diplomat (1881-1943)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.