Boys' name · since 1967
Aleksandar
Aleksandar has 1,437 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,437
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,437 babies have been named Aleksandar since 1967, making it today's #4745 boys' name.
Aleksandar has 1,437 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4745 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #4,081 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,437 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleksandar ranks #4,081 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,437 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,437
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleksandar's 1,437 recorded births place it above 91.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Aleksandar compares
1,437 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aleksandar's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleksandar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,437 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aleksandar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleksandar's full recorded timeline at 1997, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 56 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleksandar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Aleksandar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (448 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Aleksandar's strongest decade.
448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Aleksandar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 115
1980s
115 births
- 1990s
1990s
232 births
- 2000s
2000s
448 births
- 2010s
2010s
394 births
- 2020s 146
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 448 births (31% of all-time use).
How Aleksandar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aleksandar's total volume
Aleksandar by state
Where Aleksandar concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 213 | 14.8% |
| #2 | California | | 53 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 27 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.8% |
213 of 1,437 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleksandar's data
- Aleksandar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (448 total births); usage has since declined to 146 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Aleksandars (213 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleksandar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aleksandar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.