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Alexandros

Boy

Meaning of Alexandros: Greek: 'defending men'

Alexandros is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2586th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2586

49 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,775

First recorded 1960 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 20 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 22 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 31 babies19901991: 40 babies1992: 30 babies1993: 40 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 34 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 38 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 49 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 44 babies2006: 40 babies2007: 60 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 44 babies2012: 43 babies2013: 35 babies2014: 53 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 39 babies2019: 45 babies2020: 29 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 29 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 49 babies
US babies named Alexandros per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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