Given name
Aleko
“helper and defender of mankind”
Aleko is a variant of Alec. In Greek use, Alec carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleko is a variant of Alec. In Greek use, Alec carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleko through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 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 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aleko
- Aleko KonstantinovBulgarian writer (1863–1897)
- Aleko YordanTurkish association football player (1938–2019)
- Aleko LiliusFinnish explorer and writer (1890–1977)
- Aleko MulosTurkish gymnast
- Aleko ProdaniAlbanian actor1942–2006
- Alekos Sofianidisfootballer, football manager (1933-2010)1935–2010
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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