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How popular is the name Aleksandr?

Births per year, rank history and how many Aleksandrs are alive today.

Aleksandr (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Aleksander in England and Wales, ranked 2440th in 2025 and given to 9 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2013, when 25 babies were given the name, the 1063rd most popular that year. It has declined since 2013; the 2025 figure is roughly 36% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Aleksander you are most likely to meet is around 8 years old. Half of all Aleksanders born in England and Wales are between 7 and 16, and there are at least 3,300 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Aleksander.

How many babies are named Aleksandr each year?

Includes all spellings: Aleksandr, Aleksandar, Aleksander. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200200020201996: 121997: 121998: 131999: 182000: 212001: 252002: 222003: 232004: 382005: 372006: 482007: 702008: 1162009: 1462010: 1722011: 1502012: 2012013: 1662014: 2002015: 1842016: 2332017: 2342018: 2232019: 2342020: 1532021: 1692022: 1242023: 982024: 792025: 102actual

Where does the Aleksandr spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202003: ranked 2,4702004: ranked 1,8782005: ranked 2,7542006: ranked 1,6432007: ranked 2,7412008: ranked 1,8282009: ranked 1,9812010: ranked 1,6202011: ranked 1,7882012: ranked 1,1192013: ranked 1,0632014: ranked 1,1782015: ranked 1,1592016: ranked 1,7042017: ranked 2,1722018: ranked 1,7862019: ranked 2,7282020: ranked 2,4042021: ranked 1,6882022: ranked 3,4502023: ranked 1,9072024: ranked 2,6722025: ranked 2,440

Where does the Aleksandar spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,8631997: ranked 2,0221998: ranked 2,0741999: ranked 1,1302000: ranked 1,3302001: ranked 1,0782002: ranked 1,3222003: ranked 1,5132004: ranked 1,2802005: ranked 1,7162006: ranked 2,2822007: ranked 1,8852008: ranked 1,8282009: ranked 1,4942010: ranked 1,9112011: ranked 2,0392012: ranked 1,6692013: ranked 1,9202014: ranked 2,2482015: ranked 1,5862016: ranked 1,4982017: ranked 1,2892018: ranked 1,3822019: ranked 1,9862020: ranked 1,6352021: ranked 1,6882022: ranked 1,8802023: ranked 1,9072024: ranked 3,2552025: ranked 2,440

Where does the Aleksander spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 1,3371997: ranked 1,5781998: ranked 1,4851999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,2412001: ranked 1,2862002: ranked 1,3222003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,1602005: ranked 9822006: ranked 8322007: ranked 5672008: ranked 3972009: ranked 3282010: ranked 3032011: ranked 3382012: ranked 2852013: ranked 3232014: ranked 2802015: ranked 3202016: ranked 2612017: ranked 2622018: ranked 2652019: ranked 2332020: ranked 3422021: ranked 3242022: ranked 3952023: ranked 5252024: ranked 5862025: ranked 462

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Aleksandr per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 234 in 2017
Aleksandr: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Aleksandr most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Aleksander, peaked in 2017, when 234 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Aleksandr spelling itself peaked in 2013, with 25 babies.

How many people are called Aleksandr?

At least 3,300 people named Aleksandr in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Aleksandr?

Most living Aleksandrs are between 7 and 16; the most common age is about 8.

Is Aleksandr becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2017 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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