Alexander
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of the people.
How Alexander has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #8 |
| 2016 | #11 |
| 2017 | #13 |
| 2018 | #11 |
| 2019 | #10 |
| 2020 | #10 |
| 2021 | #13 |
| 2022 | #17 |
| 2023 | #22 |
| 2024 | #27 |
| 2025 | #30 |
Alexander by the numbers
In 2025, 1,271 babies in England and Wales were named Alexander. In the US, 12,488 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 20,522 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 100 American boys born that year was called Alexander.
Names that come from Alexander
Forms of Alexander in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
- Alistairdefender of men; Scottish form of Alexander75 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisterdefender of men; a form of Alexander109 in the US (2017)
- Sandydefender of men; a form of Alexander105 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alexander. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexzanderdefender of men; invented spelling of Alexander226 in the US (2017)
- Alexsanderdefender of mankind; a form of Alexander23 in the US (2017)
- Alezanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander12 in the US (2017)
- Alyxanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander10 in the US (2017)
- Alexandardefender of men; a form of Alexander9 in the US (2017)
- Alexxanderdefender of men; a form of Alexander9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alexander
Names that are said the same way as Alexander, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aleksanderdefender of men; variant of Alexander84 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexandredefender of men; french form of Alexander13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aleksandardefender of men9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alixanderdefender of mankind; variant of Alexander7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alexander, 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)
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alexander
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