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    The first name Aleksandr

    A boy’s name from Russian.

    4 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Russian origin

    Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 boys were named Aleksandr, making it the 2,440th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 25 births (#1,063).

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    276
    babies named Aleksandr, 1996–2025
    #2,440
    rank in 2025
    2013
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Aleksandr at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 44 boys born in the United States were named Aleksandr, the 2,837th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 72 were.

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    1,675
    babies named Aleksandr since 1880
    #2,837
    rank in 2025
    2016
    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 Aleksandr

    173 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Aleksandr Medved
      Belarusian Soviet wrestler (1937—2024)
    • Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
      Bulgarian cosmonaut, 1951–2026
    • Aleksandr Baryshnikov
      Athletics competitor (1948–2024)
    • Aleksandr Aksinin
      Athletics competitor (1954-2020)
    • Aleksandr Dmitrijev
      Estonian-Russian association football player (born 1982)
    • Aleksandr Lebziak
      Boxer, born 1969
    • Aleksandr Alov
      Film director (1923–1983)
    • Aleksandr Puchkov
      Athletics competitor (1957–2024)
    • Aleksandr Karshakevich
      Belarusian handball player, born 1959
    • Aleksandr Kostoglod
      Canoe racer, born 1974
    • Aleksandr Razumny
      Film director, screenwriter (1891–1972)
    • Aleksandr Bednov
      Assassinated rebel commander of the LPR, 1969–2015

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    Questions

    What does the name Aleksandr mean?
    Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).
    What is the origin of the name Aleksandr?
    Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).
    How popular is the name Aleksandr?
    In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Aleksandr, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2013, with 25 births.
    Is Aleksandr a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,675 US babies named Aleksandr since 1880 were boys.
    When was Aleksandr most popular?
    2016 in the United States, when 72 babies were named Aleksandr, its highest rank at 1,992nd.