Aleks
Aleks is a given name and alternative form of Alec or Alex. Notable people with the name include:Aleks (footballer), Brazilian football goalkeeper Aleks Borimirov, Bulgarian football winger Aleks Buda (1910–1993), Albanian historian Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989), Albanian author Aleks Danko, Australian sculptor Aleks Josh, English singer and songwriter Aleks Krotoski, American journalist and…
Meaning & Origin of Aleks
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleks is a given name and alternative form of Alec or Alex. Notable people with the name include:Aleks (footballer), Brazilian football goalkeeper Aleks Borimirov, Bulgarian football winger Aleks Buda (1910–1993), Albanian historian Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989), Albanian author Aleks Danko, Australian sculptor Aleks Josh, English singer and songwriter Aleks Krotoski, American journalist and…
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The Story of Aleks
Aleks first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 36 Alekss were born — ranking #3,128 that year. As of 2026, Aleks ranks #7,258 for baby boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 482 Alekss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aleks
Aleks is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 482 births in the dataset. Aleks's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #3,128. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleks's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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