Aleksandar
Male#227 most common in Croatia4,102 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Defender of mankind
- Origin:
- Greek
About the name Aleksandar
From Greek Alexandros ('defender of men'); famed through Alexander the Great.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- February 26
- Nicknames:
- Aco, Saša, Sandro
Popularity with newborns
Aleksandar has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
4,102 people in Croatia are called Aleksandar, according to the 2021 census. That is #227 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Aleksandar is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.