# Alexandros (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alexandros/  
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 | 1,775 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,775 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 859, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Cognate with English Alexander.

## 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 | 44 | 2,700 |
| 2012 | 43 | 2,774 |
| 2013 | 35 | 3,126 |
| 2014 | 53 | 2,404 |
| 2015 | 47 | 2,602 |
| 2016 | 25 | 4,102 |
| 2017 | 39 | 3,011 |
| 2018 | 39 | 2,995 |
| 2019 | 45 | 2,768 |
| 2020 | 29 | 3,655 |
| 2021 | 49 | 2,626 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3,775 |
| 2023 | 33 | 3,476 |
| 2024 | 37 | 3,220 |
| 2025 | 49 | 2,644 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 1,209 |
| 2012 | 39 | 805 |
| 2013 | 27 | 1,024 |
| 2014 | 32 | 916 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,121 |
| 2016 | 29 | 994 |
| 2017 | 51 | 684 |
| 2018 | 31 | 932 |
| 2019 | 40 | 787 |
| 2020 | 40 | 781 |
| 2021 | 50 | 695 |
| 2022 | 41 | 784 |
| 2023 | 32 | 942 |
| 2024 | 36 | 880 |
| 2025 | 37 | 856 |

## 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.