Iskender
Iskender is a name with multiple cultural origins: Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Turkish.
- Kyrgyz
- Uyghur
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Iskender
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iskender is a name with multiple cultural origins: Kyrgyz, Uyghur, Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Kyrgyz
- Uyghur
- Turkish
The Story of Iskender
American parents first put Iskender on the record books as a baby boy name in 2019, with 17 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 17 Iskenders were born — ranking #5,337 that year. About 63% of every Iskender on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Iskender last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 27 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Iskender
Phonetically similar names — useful when Iskender is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Esconder
- Iskandar
- Ascender
- Asunder
- Descender
- Discounter
- Skender
- Assenter
- Descendre
- Weekender
- Absconder
- Eastender
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Iskender
Iskender is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Iskender's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #5,337. Use the chart and map above to compare Iskender'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.