Aleksander: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defender of men”
- Origin
- Greek
- Say it
- ah-lek-SAHN-der · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Slavic and Polish spelling of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. Widely used across Eastern Europe in this form or close variants.
How popular is Aleksander?
Babies named Aleksander in 2024100
2024 rank#1,671 boys
Peak year2014
Total US babies since 18804,040
Aleksander has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Aleksander
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Xanderdefending men · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
Aleksander questions
What does the name Aleksander mean?
Aleksander means "defender of men". It comes from Greek. Slavic and Polish spelling of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. Widely used across Eastern Europe in this form or close variants.
Is Aleksander a boy or girl name?
Aleksander is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Aleksander?
100 US babies were named Aleksander in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.
How do you pronounce Aleksander?
Aleksander is usually pronounced ah-lek-SAHN-der.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.