US rank #1671 Boys' name Peak 2014 4,040 births

Aleksander — #1671 US boys' name

4,040 babies named Aleksander in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1671
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Aleksander was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

171 babies were named Aleksander in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleksander

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,040 babies named Aleksander between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aleksander currently holds the #1671 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 171 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleksander performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,480 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aleksander shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 458 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleksander in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleksander 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 4,040 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.

Aleksander at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,040

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2014

171 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,671

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleksander popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
171
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Aleksander by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,480 births that decade — 37% of Aleksander's all-time total
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Aleksander by state

Where Aleksander concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleksander
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
458 11.3%
#2 Illinois
363 9.0%
#3 New York
326 8.1%
#4 Texas
233 5.8%
#5 Florida
195 4.8%
#6 New Jersey
164 4.1%
#7 Michigan
124 3.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
106 2.6%
California share of Aleksander's total US births 11.3%
Even split

458 of 4,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Aleksander appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleksander?
4,040 babies have been named Aleksander since 1918. It currently ranks #1671 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 171 births.
When was Aleksander most popular?
Aleksander was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,480 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Aleksander most popular?
The top states for the name Aleksander are California (458 births), Illinois (363 births), New York (326 births).
How long has the name Aleksander been used?
Aleksander has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleksander?
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, 1918–2024 (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.