| Name info: About the name Alex in particular | |
| Group info: About Alexander/Alexandra, the group of names with the same origin as Alex | | Meaning/translation, female: | defender of men |
| Meaning/translation, male: | he who wards off (other) men, defender of men |
| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Info about origin, male: | famous as the name of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 to 323 BC) |
| | until now there were 8 popes with this name |
| Words: | alexein = to ward off, to defend Old Greek |
| | aner = the man Old Greek |
| Topics: | Greek mythology, Popes |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Alexander Germany 1997, 1:Alejandro Spain 2011, 1:Aleksandar Bulgaria 2023, 1:Alexander Moscow 2014, 1:Sandra Switzerland 1987, 2:Alexandre France 1997, 2:Alessandro Italy 2021, 2:Sander Norway 1998, 2:Alexandru Romania 2009, 2:Aleksandre Georgia 2023 |
| Somehow related to: | Alexis/Alexis, Alistair |
| Name variants: | Alejandra, Aleksandra, Aleksandra, Alena, Alesia, Alessa, Alessandra, Alessia, Alex, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexandrea, Alexandria, Alexandrina, Alexandrine, Alexane, Alexiane, Alja, Alondra, Lexi, Lexie, Sandra, Sandrina, Sandrine, Sandy, Sanja, Alasdair, Alec, Alejandro, Alek, Aleks, Aleksa, Aleksandar, Aleksander, Aleksandr, Aleksandre, Aleksandrs, Aleksej, Aleksio, Alesandro, Alessandro, Alex, Alexander, Alexander, Alexandr, Alexandre, Alexandro, Aléxandros, Alexandru, Alexzander, Alix, Jano, Leka, Lex, Olek, Sander, Sándor, Sandro, Sandro, Sandy, Santeri, Skender, Xander, Zander Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Alex | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| Ireland | Graph | 2007 96, 2006 82, 2004 93 |
| Scotland | Graph | 2018 182, 2012 191, 2011 145, 2010 140, 2009 107, 2008 115, 2005 90, 2004 69, 2002 85 |
| USA decades | | 1990-1999 651 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2004 983, 2002 977, 2001 981, 2000 917, 1999 786, 1998 771, 1997 674, 1996 638, 1995 539, 1994 581, 1993 562 |
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