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Aleksandr

al-ig-SAHN-dur

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Russian form of Alexander, 'defender of men.' Full Cyrillic form suggesting literary weight and historical grandeur.”

Popularity Over Time

Aleksandr US popularity rank over timeRank 6734 in 1978 to rank 2010 in 2016. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2010#4372#67341971198020002024

Aleksandr is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekRussian

Syllables

4

Nicknames

AlekSashaXander

Style

GrandClassicLiteraryStrongTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Alexander Pushkin
  • Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Collections

Works Everywhere → Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Alexander

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Alexei

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Aleksandr

Greek Rare & Uncommon

Sibling Name Ideas

Nikolai

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

Dimitri

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Anton

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Russian-English literary heritage

People Also Ask

Russian form of Alexander, 'defender of men.' Full Cyrillic form suggesting literary weight and historical grandeur.

Aleksandr is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Aleksandr include Alek, Sasha, Xander.

Names that pair beautifully with Aleksandr include Nikolai, Dimitri, Anton.