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Aljoša

Male#916 most common in Croatia305 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Defender, helper
Origin:
Greek

About the name Aljoša

Slavic (Russian) diminutive of Aleksej (Alexis), from Greek 'to defend, help'.

Popularity with newborns

Aljoša 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

305 people in Croatia are called Aljoša, according to the 2021 census. That is #916 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Aljoša is recorded in 9 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Dubrovačko-neretvanskaGrad ZagrebIstarskaOsječko-baranjskaPrimorsko-goranskaSplitsko-dalmatinskaVukovarsko-srijemskaZadarskaŠibensko-kninska

Characteristics

SlavicRare

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.