How do you pronounce Aleksander?

Aleksander is pronounced ah-lek-SAHN-dair.

What is the origin of Aleksander?

Aleksander is of Greek origin, from Polish/Slavic culture.

Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Aleksander

ah-lek-SAHN-dair · 10 letters · 4 syllables

What it means

Defender of the people

Language

Greek

Culture

Polish/Slavic

Religion

Christian

Style era

classic

Themes

strength · classic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1671

2024 births100

Peak year2014

First appeared1918

Total US births4,040

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

AlekOlek

Alternate spellings

AleksandrOleksander

In other languages

Aleksander (Polish)Aleksandr (Russian)Oleksandr (Ukrainian)Aleksandar (Serbian)

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