Given name & surname
Iskandar
“helper and defender of mankind”
Iskandar is a variant of Iskander. In Arabic use, Iskander carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Iskandar is a variant of Iskander. In Arabic use, Iskander carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Iskandar connects to the Alexander name family through Iskander. Alexander has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Iskandar developed from Ἀλέξανδρος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Iskandar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 as a first name in 2020; 769 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.
Iskandar’s family of names
In English usage, Iskandar shares an earlier linguistic root with Alexander. In Uzbek usage, Iskandar has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Alejandro. In English usage, Iskandar has a related form in Alexander.
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Around the world
Iskandar has relatives in 9 languages.
14 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AlejandroSpanish
- Alistairequivalent
- Aleksandrequivalent
- Александрequivalent
- সিকান্দরequivalent
- Ἀλέξανδροςroot · Ancient Greek
- ИскандарRussian, Bulgarian
- इस्कंदरHindi
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People named Iskandar
- Iskandar MudaSultan of Aceh1583–1636
- Iskandar KhatloniTajikistani politician (1954-2000)
- Iskander MakhmudovRussian businessmanborn 1963
- Iskender PashaOttoman army commander1550–1620
- Iskandar WidjajaGerman violinist and musicianborn 1986
- Iskandar DzhalilovTajikistani football playerborn 1992
- Iskandar SafaFrench businessman of Lebanese origin (1955–2024)
- Iskender PashaOttoman governor of Egypt
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