Aleksander Boy
How popular is Aleksander?
#1,425 boy name in 2025
126 baby boys were named Aleksander in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
Aleksander popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,425 for boys (▲ 248 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 126 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,252 in 2015, #1,343 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (171 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,103 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Aleksander counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alexander family of names ranked #33 for boys in 2025 (#32 the year before), with 7,483 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | 7,230 | 97% |
| Alexzander | 68 | 1% |
| Aleksander | 126 | 2% |
| Alekzander | 16 | 0% |
| Aleksandar | 21 | 0% |
| Aleczander | 6 | 0% |
| Alexsander | 9 | 0% |
| Alekxander | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Aleksander is most popular
Babies named Aleksander per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.2 per 1,000 (14 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (46 boys)
Aleksander by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1960s | 10 | #4,135 |
| 1970s | 46 | #3,069 |
| 1980s | 158 | #2,463 |
| 1990s | 584 | #1,385 |
| 2000s | 1,115 | #1,103 |
| 2010s | 1,480 | #1,117 |
| 2020s | 767 | #1,314 |
Boy names about as popular as Aleksander
Questions
- Is Aleksander a boy or girl name?
- Aleksander is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Aleksander were boys.
- How popular is the name Aleksander?
- 126 baby boys were named Aleksander in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
- When was Aleksander most popular?
- Aleksander peaked in 2014, when 171 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,103 in 2009.
- How many people are named Aleksander?
- 4,166 babies have been named Aleksander in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,101 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Aleksander most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Aleksander was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.