boy's name
Aleks
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,086
Northern Ireland
#507
2018 births
Aleks is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 36 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Aleks over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 35 |
| 2000s | 174 |
| 2010s | 200 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 65 |
How popular is Aleks?
In 2025, Aleks was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Aleks is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Aleks
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Aleks also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aleks over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Aleks
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aleks — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Aleks
How popular is the name Aleks?
In 2025, Aleks was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Aleks a girl's or a boy's name?
Aleks is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Aleks most popular?
Aleks peaked in 2010, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Aleks a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aleks currently ranks #3,081 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.