girl's name

Aleksandra

  • Origin Greek
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,869

Northern Ireland

#231

2016 births

Aleksandra is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Aleksandra is a name of Greek origin.
  • Peaked in 2008, when 126 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 70,542 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.

Aleksandra over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,004
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Aleksandra by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 14
1970s 79
1980s 189
1990s 558
2000s 1,004
2010s 937
2020s (to 2025) 329

How popular is Aleksandra?

In 2025, Aleksandra was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Aleksandra is used

Northern Ireland #231 8 in 2016
Scotland #554 5 in 2024
Ireland #559 6 in 2025
England & Wales #1,420 22 in 2025
Canada #1,997 11 in 2024
United States #3,306 47 in 2025
France #5,880 5 in 2024

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 Aleksandra

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

Parents who like Aleksandra also like

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

Aleksandra in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Spanish
Alejandra

Sibling names for Aleksandra

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

Common questions about Aleksandra

How popular is the name Aleksandra?

In 2025, Aleksandra was given to 47 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Aleksandra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Aleksandra most popular?

Aleksandra peaked in 2008, when 126 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Aleksandra a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Aleksandra currently ranks #554 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.