Boys' name · since 1918
Aleksander
Aleksander has 4,166 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,166
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleksander is the #1430 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,166 recorded since 1918.
Aleksander has 4,166 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1430 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,019 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,430 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,166 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleksander ranks #2,019 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,430 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,166 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,019 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,430 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,166
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleksander's 4,166 recorded births place it above 95.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aleksander compares
4,166 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Aleksander's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleksander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,166 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aleksander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aleksander's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 171, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aleksander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Aleksander by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,480 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Aleksander's strongest decade.
1,480 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Aleksander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 158
1980s
158 births
- 1990s 584
1990s
584 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,115 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,480 births
- 2020s
2020s
767 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,480 births (36% of all-time use).
How Aleksander 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 Aleksander's total volume
Aleksander by state
Where Aleksander concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 467 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 377 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 336 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 244 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 205 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 172 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 124 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 111 | 2.7% |
467 of 4,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Aleksander appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleksander's data
- Aleksander's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,480 total births) through the 2020s (767) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleksanders (467 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Aleksander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Aleksander 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.