Boys' name · since 1972
Alexandar
681 babies named Alexandar in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 681
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexandar sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 681 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Alexandar recorded 681 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #6,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 681 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandar ranks #6,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 681 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 681
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexandar's 681 recorded births place it above 85.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Alexandar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alexandar's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alexandar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Alexandar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (237 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Alexandar's strongest decade.
237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Alexandar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 237 births (35% of all-time use).
How Alexandar 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 Alexandar's total volume
Alexandar by state
Where Alexandar concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexandar's data
- Alexandar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (237 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Alexandars (6 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 Alexandar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1972–2024 (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 Alexandar 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.