Aleksander

“Variant of Alexander — Defender of mankind” — Greek (via Alexander) origin

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

Aleksander has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #1103 (2009) · 4,166 babies named Aleksander all-time · 1 in 14,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #5 in Poland (2025) · #60 in Slovenia (2025).

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

Famous Aleksanders

Aleksander Kwaśniewski — President of Poland from 1995 to 2005
Aleksander Čeferin — Slovenian football administrator
Aleksander Wolszczan — Polish astronomer
Aleksander Klumberg — Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (1899-1958)
Aleksander Stavre Drenova — Albanian poet (1872–1947)

Among 2,090 notable people named Aleksander:

Military figures appear 4.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aleksander Myshlayevsky, Russian general (1856–1920).

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