US rank #4096 Boys' name Peak 2005 1,416 births

Aleksandar — #4096 US boys' name

1,416 babies named Aleksandar in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s971980s1151990s2322000s4482010s3942020s125
#4096
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Aleksandar was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

56 babies were named Aleksandar in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleksandar

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,416 babies named Aleksandar between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleksandar currently holds the #4096 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleksandar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 448 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Aleksandar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleksandar in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleksandar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,416 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleksandar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,416

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2005

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,096

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleksandar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
56
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219751967 5

Aleksandar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
448 births that decade — 32% of Aleksandar's all-time total
1960s51970s971980s1151990s2322000s4482010s3942020s125

Aleksandar by state

Where Aleksandar concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Aleksandar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
208 14.7%
#2 California
53 3.7%
#3 Florida
28 2.0%
#4 New York
27 1.9%
#5 Michigan
18 1.3%
#6 Indiana
15 1.1%
#7 Ohio
11 0.8%
Illinois share of Aleksandar's total US births 14.7%
Even split

208 of 1,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleksandar?
1,416 babies have been named Aleksandar since 1967. It currently ranks #4096 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 56 births.
When was Aleksandar most popular?
Aleksandar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 448 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Aleksandar most popular?
The top states for the name Aleksandar are Illinois (208 births), California (53 births), Florida (28 births).
How long has the name Aleksandar been used?
Aleksandar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleksandar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.