Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Aleksandar

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,711 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#4,711
among boys · ↓633 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Aleksandar · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 81,337
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
56 babies
All-time total
1,437
#4,082 all-time among boys
First recorded
1967
in Social Security records

Aleksandar popularity over time

1,437 babies have been named Aleksandar since 1967, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
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1960s 5 1 – #3,978
1970s 97 10 +1840% #2,570
1980s 115 12 +19% #3,233
1990s 232 23 +102% #2,508
2000s 448 45 +93% #2,153
2010s 394 39 -12% #2,552
2020s (to 2025) 146 24 -38% #3,881

Where Aleksandar is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 19 0.01 outside top 500
2029 19 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Aleksandar

Aleksandar is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,711 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1967, 1,437 American babies have been named Aleksandar. Its peak came in 2005, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aleksandar stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleksandar?

The median living Aleksandar is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 28. An estimated 1,400 people named Aleksandar are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aleksandar year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #4,711
2024 26 #4,078
2023 24 #4,346
2022 28 #3,881
2021 26 #4,015
2020 21 #4,546
2019 36 #3,203
2018 30 #3,609
2017 40 #2,956
2016 28 #3,778
2015 47 #2,601
2014 45 #2,664
2013 39 #2,896
2012 48 #2,552
2011 43 #2,750
2010 38 #3,017
2009 38 #3,047
2008 47 #2,633
2007 54 #2,373
2006 50 #2,450
2005 56 #2,163
2004 45 #2,454
2003 51 #2,153
2002 40 #2,472
2001 33 #2,801
2000 34 #2,676
1995 26 #2,765
1990 19 #3,169
1985 8 #4,706
1980 11 #3,621
1975 8 #3,954
1970 5 #4,735
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Famous people named Aleksandar

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aleksandar Vučić Aleksandar Vučić President of Serbia since 2017 b. 1970 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar Đorđević Serbian basketball player & coach (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aleksandar Ranković Aleksandar Ranković Yugoslav communist politician (1909–1983) Contemporary
  4. 4 Aleksandar Đurić Aleksandar Đurić Association football player (born 1970) Contemporary
  5. 5 Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić Serbian politician and water polo player (born 1978) Contemporary
  6. 6 Aleksandar Hemon Aleksandar Hemon Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer and screenwriter b. 1964 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Aleksandar Tirnanić Aleksandar Tirnanić Yugoslav footballer 1910–1992 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Aleksandar Stamboliyski Aleksandar Stamboliyski Bulgarian politician; Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1919–1923) 1879–1923 · 19th century
  9. 9 Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksandar Tsankov 21st Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1923–26) 1879–1959 · 19th century
  10. 10 Aleksandar Malinov Aleksandar Malinov Bulgarian politician 1867–1938 · 19th century
  11. 11 Aleksandar Petrović Aleksandar Petrović Yugoslav/Serbian film director (1929-1994) Contemporary
  12. 12 Aleksandar Tišma Aleksandar Tišma Serbian writer 1924–2003 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Aleksandar Matanović Aleksandar Matanović Serbian chess grandmaster (1930–2023) Contemporary
  14. 14 Aleksandar Pantić Aleksandar Pantić Serbian footballer b. 1992 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Aleksandar Vasoski Aleksandar Vasoski Macedonian footballer and manager (born 1979) Contemporary
  16. 16 Aleksandar Radosavljević Aleksandar Radosavljević Slovenian footballer (born 1979) Contemporary
  17. 17 Aleksandar Živković Serbian footballer b. 1977 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Aleksandar Ignjovski Aleksandar Ignjovski Serbian footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  19. 19 Aleksandar Pavlović Topics referred to by the same term b. 1983 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Aleksandar Kozlina Yugoslav footballer (1938–2013) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aleksandar, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aleksandar?

The median living Aleksandar is about 19 years old. Half of all living Aleksandars are between 11 and 28 years old.

How many people named Aleksandar are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Aleksandar are alive in the United States, based on 1,437 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aleksandar in 2025?

Aleksandar ranked #4,711 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleksandar?

1,437 babies have been named Aleksandar in the United States since 1967, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleksandar most popular?

Aleksandar peaked in 2005, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Aleksandar a boy or girl name?

Aleksandar is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aleksandar rising or falling?

Aleksandar is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aleksandar become more popular?

Aleksandar is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 boys named Aleksandar in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aleksandar?

Well-known people named Aleksandar include Aleksandar Vučić (politician), Aleksandar Đorđević (basketball player), Aleksandar Ranković (politician).

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