Alixander
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men".
Name Census estimates that about 276 living Americans carry the first name Alixander. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alixander today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alixander births was 2005 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alixander. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alixander with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
276
~ 1 in 1,241,864 Americans
Peak year
2005
18 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,395
Tracked since 1984
Census
Alixander in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 223 people with the first name Alixander, which placed it at #35,856 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,856
National first-name rank
People counted
223
223 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
59.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alixander
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alixander is White at 59.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alixander described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alixander at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White59.6% · 133
- Hispanic or Latino24.2% · 54
- Black or African American7.2% · 16
- Two or more races5.8% · 13
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 7
Popularity
Alixander: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alixander from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 116 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alixander by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alixander during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alixander
The name Alixander has its origins in the ancient Greek language and culture. It is a variant spelling of the name Alexander, which is derived from the Greek elements "alexo" meaning "to defend" and "aner" meaning "man." This suggests that the original meaning of the name was something along the lines of "defender of men" or "protector of men."
The earliest recorded use of the name Alexander dates back to the 4th century BC, when it was borne by Alexander the Great, the famous Macedonian ruler who conquered much of the known world at that time. Alexander the Great, who lived from 356 BC to 323 BC, played a significant role in spreading Greek culture and the use of the name Alexander throughout his vast empire.
In ancient texts and religious scriptures, the name Alixander or its variants do not appear to have been widely used. However, there are a few notable historical figures who bore this name or a similar spelling.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Alixandre de Massalia, a Greek navigator and explorer from the 6th century BC who is credited with founding the city of Massalia, now known as Marseille, in southern France.
During the Middle Ages, there was a French nobleman named Alixandre de Rougemont, who lived in the 12th century and fought alongside Richard the Lionheart in the Third Crusade.
In the 16th century, Alixandre de Medici was an Italian noble and the last ruler of the Medici dynasty in Florence. He lived from 1510 to 1537 and was known for his lavish lifestyle and patronage of the arts.
Another notable figure with this name was Alixandre Dumas, a French author and playwright who lived from 1802 to 1870. He is best known for his historical novels, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo."
Finally, Alixandre Falguière was a French sculptor who lived from 1831 to 1900 and is renowned for his works such as "The Victor in the Cock Fight" and the statue of Joan of Arc in Philadelphia.
While the name Alixander has its roots in ancient Greek culture, it has been used throughout history in various parts of Europe, with notable individuals bearing this name or similar spellings across different time periods and regions.
People
Alixander + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alixander as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alixander: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alixander?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 276 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alixander going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,241,864 US residents.
Is Alixander a common name?
We classify Alixander as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 280 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alixander most popular?
The single biggest year for Alixander was 2005, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alixander is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alixander in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 223 people with the name Alixander, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,856 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alixander in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alixander?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alixander leans strongly male. 213 people counted with this name were male (97.7%), compared with 5 female bearers (2.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alixander?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alixander is White at 59.6%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alixander most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alixander in the 2020 Census, accounting for 59.6% (133 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alixander in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alixander a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alixander in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alixander still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alixander in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alixander can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Alixander?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.