Given name
Alexandr
“I defend”
Alexandr is a masculine given name from Old Czech, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Czech.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Alexandr shares an earlier linguistic root with Alexander. Alexander has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech usage, Alexandr developed from Alexander. In Czech usage, Alexandr developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexandr through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 794
- 493 boys · 301 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 316 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #6,825 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,825 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,989 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alexandr’s family of names
In Czech usage, Alexandr has a diminutive in Saša. In Czech usage, Alexandr developed from the Latin form Alexander. In Czech usage, Alexandr has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alexandr has relatives in 14 languages.
12 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Alexandercognate · English, German
- AlejandroSpanish
- Alexandrafeminine form · Czech
- AlessandroPortuguese, Italian
- Alistairequivalent
- AleksanderPolish
- AlexandrePortuguese, French
- Sandroequivalent
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- Aleksandrequivalent
- Aleksandarequivalent
- Oleksandrequivalent
- Aleksequivalent
- Alexandruequivalent
- Aleksandrsequivalent
- Aleksandroequivalent
- АлександрRussian
- АлександарSerbian
- Lisàndarequivalent
- Aliaksandrequivalent
- Aleksandrasequivalent
- Àlexequivalent
- Sándorequivalent
- Lissanderequivalent
- Аляксандрequivalent
- Аляксандарequivalent
- Alissandruequivalent
- Aleksanteriequivalent
- Ἀλέξανδροςroot · Ancient Greek
- ОлександрUkrainian
- ΑλέξανδροςGreek
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alexandr
- Alexandr Sojkafootballerborn 2003
- Alexandr ZaichikovKazakh weightlifterborn 1992
- Alexandr FierBrazilian chess playerborn 1988
- Aleksandr KabakovRussian writer (1943-2020)
- Alexandr StoianogloMoldovan politician and magistrateborn 1967
- Aleksandr PalRussian actorborn 1988
- Alexandr VondraCzech diplomat and politicianborn 1961
- Alexander KolowratAustrian film producer (1886-1927)
- Alexandr SheferKazakh racing cyclistborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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