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Aleksander

Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: Greek — Variant of Alexander

Boy's name · #1425 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Aleksander reached its best rank, #1103, in 2009 and ranked #1425 in 2025. About 4,200 boys have carried it since 1918.

Across the states

See where Aleksander is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Aleksander is especially popular in Poland.

#5 in Poland (2025) · #60 in Slovenia (2025) · #117 in Norway (2025) · #348 in Ireland (2025) · #436 in Austria (2025) · #462 in England & Wales (2025) · #471 in Sweden (2025) · #495 in Scotland (2025) · #616 in Netherlands (2025) · #669 in Switzerland (2025) · #848 in Belgium (2025) · #1,374 in Canada (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Aleksanders

Aleksander Kwaśniewski — President of Poland from 1995 to 2005 (born 1954)
Aleksander Čeferin — Slovenian lawyer and football administrator (born 1967)
Aleksander Wolszczan — 20th and 21st-century Polish astronomer (born 1946)
Aleksander Klumberg — Estonian decathlete (1899–1958)
Aleksander Stavre Drenova — Albanian poet, writer and activist (1872–1947)
Aleksander Fredro — Polish writer (1793–1876)

In stories & tradition

Aleksander Lukin — Marvel Comics
Aleksander Tiedemann^Wikidata — Dark (TV series)

Where Aleksanders come from

Among 1,681 notable bearers:

Poland 45%, Estonia 25%, Russian Empire 8%, Russia 8%, Slovenia 5%, Yugoslavia 4% and 45 more countries.

What Aleksanders become

Among 2,089 notable people named Aleksander:

Military figures appear 4.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aleksander Myshlayevsky, Russian general (1856–1920).

Spellings & nicknames

Aleksander is a rare spelling of Alexander — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Alexander itself ranked #30 in 2025.

Similar names: Alexzander · Jaycob · Alexis · Nikola · Andrei · Lysander

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