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Alek
OriginPolish, Armenian, Serbian, and Russian form of Alex, Greek, Greenlandic
Meaning"defending men; harpoon line"
About Alek
A variation of Alex used in a number of languages, Alek has the cool, solid feel of Erik and Axel. It can also be a name of Greenlandic origin, meaning "harpoon line".
Pronounced AH-lek.
As of October 2026, Alek ranked #2604 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #935 in 1994.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,362 | 125 | 65.1 |
| 2015 | #1,317 | 134 | 69.9 |
| 2016 | #1,500 | 113 | 59.5 |
| 2017 | #1,525 | 108 | 58.3 |
| 2018 | #1,539 | 110 | 60.6 |
| 2019 | #1,507 | 113 | 63 |
| 2020 | #1,518 | 110 | 63.7 |
| 2021 | #1,645 | 101 | 57.7 |
| 2022 | #1,747 | 95 | 54.4 |
| 2023 | #1,667 | 102 | 59.6 |
| 2024 | #1,964 | 79 | 45.9 |
| 2025 | #2,604 | 50 | 29.3 |
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Alek in pop culture
- Aleksander "Alek" Ferdinand
character in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy
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