Alexander
Alexander ranks #30 in the United States in 2025, cooling off gently. On the books since 1880, peaking in 1993: 736,123 American children so far.
What Alexander carries
Alexander · Greek
“helper of men”
Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.
Alexander’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Alexander, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Alexander since 1880
Alexander peaked in 1993 at #21; #30 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Alexander is most common
Alexander is most common in Alaska: 0.92% of the state's recorded boys' names in 2025. District of Columbia (0.83%) and Wyoming (0.73%) follow.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Alexander
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Angel
#67 in 2025 · Greek
Andrew
#73 in 2025 · Greek
Katherine
#186 in 2025 · Greek
Andres
#200 in 2025 · Greek
Andrea
#235 in 2025 · Greek
Nicholas
#112 in 2025 · Greek
Anastasia
#163 in 2025 · Greek
Nicolas
#177 in 2025 · Greek
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About Alexander
How popular is the name Alexander?
Alexander ranks #30 in the United States in 2025, cooling off gently. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1880.
What is the recorded meaning of Alexander?
“helper of men” is the meaning our source sets down, of Greek origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).
Is there a sibling name for Alexander?
On origin, era, syllables and first letter, Angel sits closest, with Andrew and Katherine just behind. Give the matcher the names already in the house and it scores the whole top thousand against them.
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