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Aleksandr

Meaning Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr) Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,837 Trend ↑ Rising 13%

Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).

Rank 2025
#2,837
among boys · ↓393 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Aleksandr · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 38,820
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
72 babies
All-time total
1,675
#3,689 all-time among boys
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Aleksandr popularity over time

1,675 babies have been named Aleksandr since 1971, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Boys

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1960s – – – –
1970s 38 4 – #3,563
1980s 78 8 +105% #4,139
1990s 333 33 +327% #2,012
2000s 386 39 +16% #2,029
2010s 571 57 +48% #1,992
2020s (to 2025) 269 45 -21% #2,444

Where Aleksandr 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 45 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 46 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Aleksandr

Aleksandr is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,837 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,675 American babies have been named Aleksandr. Its peak came in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Aleksandr stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aleksandr?

The median living Aleksandr is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 26. An estimated 1,600 people named Aleksandr are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Aleksandr year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 44 #2,837
2024 56 #2,444
2023 47 #2,737
2022 39 #3,101
2021 44 #2,820
2020 39 #2,981
2019 44 #2,809
2018 51 #2,508
2017 64 #2,131
2016 72 #1,992
2015 52 #2,429
2014 61 #2,205
2013 55 #2,299
2012 50 #2,493
2011 60 #2,173
2010 62 #2,145
2009 44 #2,753
2008 48 #2,586
2007 42 #2,814
2006 37 #2,983
2005 41 #2,657
2004 33 #3,017
2003 29 #3,191
2002 29 #3,098
2001 52 #2,029
2000 31 #2,868
1995 39 #2,104
1990 28 #2,433
1985 8 #4,707
1980 9 #4,147
1975 6 #4,812
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Famous people named Aleksandr

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

  1. 1 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Soviet-Russian author and dissident (1918–2008) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aleksandr Dugin Aleksandr Dugin Russian political philosopher (born 1962) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aleksandr Karelin Aleksandr Karelin Russian wrestler and politician b. 1967 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Aleksandr Akimov Aleksandr Akimov Soviet engineer (1953–1986) Contemporary
  5. 5 Aleksandr Vasilevsky Aleksandr Vasilevsky Soviet general (1895–1977) 19th century
  6. 6 Aleksandr Ulyanov Aleksandr Ulyanov Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887) 19th century
  7. 7 Aleksandr Lyapunov Aleksandr Lyapunov Russian mathematician (1857–1918) 19th century
  8. 8 Aleksandr Medved Aleksandr Medved Soviet/Belarussian wrestler (1937–2024) Contemporary
  9. 9 Aleksandr Abdulov Aleksandr Abdulov Soviet and Russian actor 1953–2008 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Aleksandr Demyanenko Aleksandr Demyanenko Soviet and Russian actor (1937–1999) Contemporary
  11. 11 Aleksandr Ptushko Aleksandr Ptushko Soviet animation and fantasy film director 1900–1973 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Aleksandër Meksi Aleksandër Meksi Albanian politician b. 1939 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Aleksandr Deyneka Aleksandr Deyneka Russian and Soviet painter 1899–1969 · 19th century
  14. 14 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov Soviet cosmonaut (born 1948) Contemporary
  15. 15 Aleksandër Moisiu Aleksandër Moisiu Albanian-born Austrian actor (1879–1935) 19th century
  16. 16 Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov Russian mathematician (1912–1999) Contemporary
  17. 17 Aleksandr Khinchin Aleksandr Khinchin Russian mathematician 1894–1959 · 19th century
  18. 18 Aleksandr Tvardovsky Aleksandr Tvardovsky Soviet poet and writer (1910–1971) Contemporary
  19. 19 Aleksandr Baryatinsky Aleksandr Baryatinsky Russian general and field marshal (1815–1879) 19th century
  20. 20 Aleksandër Stavre Drenova Aleksandër Stavre Drenova Albanian poet, writer and activist 1872–1947 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aleksandr?

The median living Aleksandr is about 15 years old. Half of all living Aleksandrs are between 8 and 26 years old.

How many people named Aleksandr are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Aleksandr are alive in the United States, based on 1,675 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aleksandr mean?

Borrowed from Russian Алекса́ндр (Aleksándr).

How popular is the name Aleksandr in 2025?

Aleksandr ranked #2,837 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aleksandr?

1,675 babies have been named Aleksandr in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aleksandr most popular?

Aleksandr peaked in 2016, when 72 newborns received the name.

Is Aleksandr a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Aleksandr rising or falling?

Aleksandr has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Aleksandr become more popular?

Aleksandr looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 boys named Aleksandr in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aleksandr?

Well-known people named Aleksandr include Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (writer), Aleksandr Dugin (political scientist), Aleksandr Karelin (wrestler).

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