Name Legacy

Alexandr

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Alexandr was most popular in 1989, when 316 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,185 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 794 people named Alexandr.

Most popular in1989
Rank that year#1,185
Births that year316
Total since 1880794
Given to62% boys

Alexandr over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Alexandr’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alexandr a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alexandr is a unisex name — 37.9% of the 794 Americans given it were girls and 62.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2005 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alexandr

Where Alexandr is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org