Aleksandr
Aleksandr was the 2837th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1992nd with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 408 places. More babies were named Aleksandr in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,837 boys, up 144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201672 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,675babies recorded
Aleksandr popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,837 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,981 | 39 |
| 2010 | #2,145 | 62 |
| 2000 | #2,868 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,433 | 28 |
| 1980 | #4,147 | 9 |
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How popular is Aleksandr, counting every spelling?
Aleksandr is a spelling of Aleksander, a name family that ranked #933 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,837 for Aleksandr on its own. Together these spellings went to 237 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksander | 126 | #1,425 | 634 |
| Alexandre | 67 | #2,148 | 322 |
| Aleksandr | 44 | #2,837 | 230 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Aleksandr?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aleksandr (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aleksandr born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aleksandr.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aleksandr?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Aleksandr are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 9 and 27. That makes Aleksandr mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Aleksandr by state
How common Aleksandr was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.7×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Aleksandr: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aleksandr, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aleksandr
How popular is the name Aleksandr?
Aleksandr was the 2837th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1992nd with 72 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 408 places. More babies were named Aleksandr in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aleksandr a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Aleksandr in the US.
Where is Aleksandr most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aleksandr was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.