Alexandar
Alexander is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Meaning & Origin of Alexandar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexander is a masculine name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
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Etymology
The Story of Alexandar
Alexandar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 41 Alexandars were born — ranking #2,330 that year. As of 2026, Alexandar ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 681 Alexandars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Alexandar
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- Technoblade (1999–2022), American YouTuber, real name Alexander, surname not made public
- Alexander (1927–2023), British sculptor and conceptual artist
- Alexander Aigner (1909–1988), Austrian mathematician
- Aleksandr Akimov (1953–1986), Russian nuclear engineer who died in Chernobyl
- Alexander Albon (born 1996), Thai-British racing driver
- Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883–1946), Russian composer
- Aleksander Allila (1890–?), Finnish politician
- Alexander Argov (1914–1995), Russian-born Israeli composer
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Names that sound like Alexandar
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alexandar is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alexander
- Alexandr
- Aleksandar
- Aleksander
- Aleksandr
- Alexandru
- Alexandra
- Alexanders
- Elizondo
- Elegante
- Aggrandize
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About the name Alexandar
Alexandar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 681 births in the dataset. Alexandar's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #2,330. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexandar'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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