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.
More common than 88% of names given to boys today.
37% of everyone ever named Aleksander was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Aleksander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918
- Peak year (2014)
- 171
- Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
Currently ranks #1671 among boys.
4,040 total births across 107 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2014 with 171 births in a single year.
Aleksander by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,480 births that decade — 37% of Aleksander's all-time total
Aleksander decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,480 births
- Runner-up 1,115 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Aleksander's strongest decade
1,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 37% of all-time use.
Aleksander by state
Where Aleksander concentrates geographically — total births since 1918
| 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% |
458 of 4,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 9.0% of nationwide
- New York 8.1% of nationwide
- Texas 5.8% of nationwide
- Florida 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 22 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aleksander appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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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.