Boy name Ukrainian origin Christian Orthodox tradition

Oleksandr

oh-lek-SAHN-der · 9 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
defender of men
Language
Ukrainian
Culture
Ukrainian
Religion
Christian Orthodox
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · regal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#8761
2024 births9
Peak year2023
First appeared2009
Total US births76
2023 peak20092013201720202024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SashaOles
Alternate spellings
Alexander
In other languages
Aleksandr (Russian)Aleksander (Polish)

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