Aleksa
Aleksa is a Serbian masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", usually a diminutive of Aleksandar ("Alexander").
- Serbian
Meaning & Origin of Aleksa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aleksa is a Serbian masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", usually a diminutive of Aleksandar ("Alexander").
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Serbian
The Story of Aleksa
As a girl name
American parents first put Aleksa on the record books as a girl name in 1988, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 37 Aleksas were born — ranking #4,131 that year. About 49% of every Aleksa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aleksa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 540 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aleksa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 8 births, good for #8,299 nationwide. About 53% of every Aleksa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Aleksa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Aleksa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aleksa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aca
- Aco
- Aleksandar
- Saša
Names that sound like Aleksa
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About the name Aleksa
Aleksa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 540 births in the dataset. Aleksa's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,131. Use the chart and map above to compare Aleksa'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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