Alek
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of mankind; a diminutive of alexander.
Babies a year
114
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Alek by the numbers
Alek was given to 114 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 154 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alek. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alenbright; a form of Alan38 in the US (2017)
- Alikmy father is Yahweh; a form of Eli19 in the US (2017)
- Aleckdefender of men; a form of alexander15 in the US (2017)
- Aleksdefender of men; a form of alexander4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Alek
Names that are said the same way as Alek, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alek, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Liamresolute protector; short form of William18,764 in the US (2017)
- Williamresolute protector14,922 in the US (2017)
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alek
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