NameTides

Aleksander

Aleksander was the #1,425 boys' name in the US in 2025 (126 babies), and #462 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Aleksander as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Aleksander as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandCanadaUS
Aleksander as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,425 (126)#462 (84)#495 (6)—#348 (11)#1,374 (17)
2024#1,673 (100)#586 (65)#432 (7)—#350 (11)#1,353 (16)
2023#1,449 (125)#525 (74)#435 (7)—#472 (7)#1,115 (20)
2022#1,314 (143)#395 (107)#425 (7)#414 (3)#276 (17)#944 (25)
2021#1,325 (140)#324 (141)#316 (12)#374 (4)#414 (8)#892 (27)
2020#1,343 (133)#342 (131)#324 (11)#334 (4)#271 (17)#1,071 (20)
2019#1,283 (145)#233 (216)#296 (12)#312 (5)#229 (21)#862 (27)
2018#1,188 (160)#265 (192)#361 (9)#283 (6)#172 (33)#885 (26)
2017#1,195 (155)#262 (204)#242 (19)#250 (7)#234 (23)#706 (35)
2016#1,266 (144)#261 (202)#225 (21)—#218 (25)#1,026 (21)
2015#1,252 (144)#320 (146)#248 (18)—#221 (25)#812 (29)
2014#1,117 (171)#280 (169)#289 (14)#315 (5)#193 (30)#833 (28)
2013#1,277 (136)#323 (130)#366 (9)—#219 (26)#977 (22)
2012#1,188 (152)#285 (163)#252 (17)#403 (3)#163 (41)#837 (27)
2011#1,229 (142)#338 (128)#275 (14)#261 (6)#201 (29)#773 (29)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,117.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1918.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Aleksander is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Aleksander by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #632ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #766NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,555TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Aleksander (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Aleksander (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AleksanderCanadaBoys#1,37417
AleksanderEngland & WalesBoys#46284
AleksanderIrelandBoys#34811
AleksanderNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AleksanderScotlandBoys#4956
AleksanderUSBoys#1,425126