Aleksander

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A few things about Aleksander you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Aleksander

Aleksander Klumberg

Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (1899-1958)

Choose Aleksander and your child shares a first name with Aleksander Klumberg, an Estonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Aleksander, like who?” Aleksander Klumberg's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 13,550 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Aleksander, 126 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Aleksander would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAleksander first shows up in US birth records in 1918, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 107 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2009, when it reached #1,103.
• 🍂TrendAleksander has slipped 82 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,425. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAleksander is most popular in Illinois, where it ranks #632, followed by New Jersey (#766) and Indiana (#949). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• 💬MeaningAleksander is a Polish form of Alexander, which means “defender of the people”.

About the name Aleksander

Aleksander is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “defender of the people”. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-der”. US birth records list Aleksander for boys from 1918 to 2025, in 55 of those 108 years. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked #1,103 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,425, with 126 babies.

Origin:Greek names