unisex name

Aleksa

  • Origin Polish
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 887

Ireland

#963

2018 births

Aleksa is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 70% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Aleksa is a name of Polish origin.
  • Peaked in 2009, when 39 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1988.

Aleksa over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

300
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aleksa by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 100
2000s 300
2010s 192
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Aleksa?

In 2023, Aleksa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Aleksa is used

Ireland #963 3 in 2018
Canada #3,046 6 in 2017
England & Wales #3,287 7 in 2019
France #5,470 5 in 2025
United States #12,572 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Aleksa

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Aleksa also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Aleksa over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Aleksa

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Aleksa — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Aleksa

How popular is the name Aleksa?

In 2023, Aleksa was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Aleksa a girl's or a boy's name?

Aleksa is used for both girls and boys. About 70% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Aleksa most popular?

Aleksa peaked in 2009, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Aleksa a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aleksa currently ranks #5,470 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.