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Aleksander

/æləˈksændɚ/ · 100% boys · 126 born in 2025

Aleksander has been given to about 4,166 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation/æləˈksændɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,032
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Aleksander per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 171
  • Born in 2025126
  • All time4,166
  • England & Wales, 2025#468 · 84

How popular is Aleksander?

Its best year was 2014, when 171 babies were given the name, ranking 1119th. The typical living American called Aleksander is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Illinois, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Aleksander

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alexander0.96
  2. Alexzander0.96
  3. Leander0.74
  4. Xander0.66
  5. Alexandro0.67
  6. Evander0.66
  7. Alessandro0.64
  8. Zander0.60

Middle names for Aleksander

Ranked by flow score
  1. Aleksander Paul0.75
  2. Aleksander John0.75
  3. Aleksander Blake0.74
  4. Aleksander Wade0.74
  5. Aleksander Quinn0.74
  6. Aleksander Jude0.74

Sibling names for Aleksander

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.96
  2. Mustafabrother · 0.96
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.95
  4. Soleilsister · 0.95
  5. Blazebrother · 0.95
  6. Samirasister · 0.94

Where Aleksander is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Illinois0.01%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. New York0.01%
  5. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Aleksander White0.70
  2. Aleksander Nguyen0.70
  3. Aleksander Moore0.70
  4. Aleksander Hill0.70
  5. Aleksander Hall0.70
  6. Aleksander Evans0.70

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Aleksander

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Aleksander across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.