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Aleksandr

Boy

Meaning of Aleksandr: Greek: 'defender of man'

Aleksandr is a boy's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2767th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2671st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2767

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2671

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,675

First recorded 1971 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 22 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 39 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 40 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 52 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 41 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 62 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 50 babies2013: 55 babies2014: 61 babies2015: 52 babies2016: 72 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 39 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 47 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Aleksandr per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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