Name meaning & stats
Aleks
Aleks means “defender of people” (Ancient Greek origin). 474 US babies since 1940, peak 2010. Notable Alekss are 1.5× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“defender of people”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Alex
A short form of Alexander.
Alex around the world
- Алекс · Russian
- Алекс · Ukrainian
- Άλεξ · Greek
- ألكس · Arabic
- אלכס · Hebrew
- アレックス · Japanese
- Aleks · Slovene
- Àlex · Catalan
- Alexandr · Czech
- Allick
Famous Alexs
- Alex Ferguson · Scottish association football manager and former player
- Alex Morgan · American soccer player
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain · English association football player (born 1993)
- Alex Iwobi · Nigerian association football player (born 1996)
Alex’s name day
- August 30 · Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 2010
474 US babies were named Aleks between 1940 and 2025.
Aleks around the world
- Sweden: 49 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 1,196 in 2022
- France: 155 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,070 in 2025
- England & Wales: 337 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 4,213 in 2025
- Ireland: 70 babies since 1964, peak 2008
- Belgium: 29 babies since 1995, peak 2019
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Alekss end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.5× | Low · 8 people |
| Ice hockey player | 1.5× | Low · 3 people |
| Professor | 1.0× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 0.8× | Low · 2 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Alekss show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 567 Alexs spell it Aleks
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2010)