#272024 rank
1993peak year
683,248babies named Alexander since 1880
▼ 34%5-year trend
Alexander popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Alexander mean?
From Greek Alexandros, 'defending men' or 'protector of men'. Its fame rests on Alexander the Great, and it became a royal name across Scotland, Russia and Greece.
OriginGreek
Syllables4
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Alexander
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Famous Alexanders
- Alexander the Great, Macedonian king
- Alexander Hamilton, statesman
Spellings & variants
AlessandroAleksandrAlejandro
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