Baby Name Profile
Alexander
#78 all-timeGreek originMostly a boy's name (100%)biblicalvintage
What does Alexander mean?
“defender of mankind”
Alexander is a name of Greek origin.
Alexander year by year
2026*
#249
2025
#93
2024
#73
2023
#68
2022
#82
2021
#76
2020
#83
2019
#101
*2026 is a partial year. Snapshot 2026-07-03.
Other spellings of Alexander
AlecAlekAleksAleksandarAleksanderAlekzanderAlessandroAlexAlexandreAlexzanderXanderZander
Famous people named Alexander
- Alexander the Greatancient Macedonian king, military genius
- Alexander Graham Bellinventor of the telephone
- Alexander Hamiltonfounding father, first Secretary of Treasury
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