Alexander

“who protects men”

Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Alexander

Alexander means “who protects men” and is of Greek origin.

It peaked in 1995.
Over recent years, Alexander has been stable (−1.6% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alexander every 55 schools, all spellings combined.

Alexander ranks 15^th in Scotland, 21^st in British Columbia (Canada) and 25^th in Ontario (Canada), against 921^st in France.

ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
15^th boys’ name573 babies in 3 years1 boy in 105−4% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
21^st boys’ name266 babies in 3 years1 boy in 167−7.6% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
39^th boys’ name262 babies in 3 years1 boy in 188−5.5% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
53^rd boys’ name128 babies in 3 years1 boy in 199−6.3% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
25^th boys’ name854 babies in 3 years1 boy in 199−9.4% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
38^th boys’ name4,092 babies in 3 years1 boy in 202−7.9% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
48^th boys’ name343 babies in 3 years1 boy in 209−5.6% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
27^th boys’ name22,695 babies in 3 years1 boy in 227−6.9% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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