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Baby name
Alexander
Boy
Origin of the name
Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, “defender of men,” from alexein, “to defend,” and anēr, andros, “man.” Alexander the Great made it famous.
Classic name
736,123births since 1880
1990sgeneration
No. 21rank at its peak, in 1993
Where babies named Alexander are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Alexander is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Alexander is most common in Nevada (2.2 times), Alaska (1.7) and Florida (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
One letter apart
- Alexzander 7,456
- Alexsander 1,266
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