Given name & surname
Alcindor
“having strength and power”
Alcindor is a variant of Alcander. One Greek interpretation is “having strength and power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alcindor is a variant of Alcander. One Greek interpretation is “having strength and power.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alcindor is a variant of Alcander. An origin associated with Alcander is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alcindor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 33 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 727 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alcindor’s family of names
Alcindor has a related form in Alcander.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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