aleks – Nancy’s Baby Names

How popular is the baby name Aleks in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Aleks.

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Popularity of the baby name Aleks

Posts that mention the name Aleks

November 14, 2024November 8, 2024

Popular baby names in Slovenia, 2023

Last year, the Central European country of Slovenia (not to be confused with the Central European country of Slovakia) welcomed 16,989 babies: 8,312 girls and 8,677 boys.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Ema and Luka.

Here are Slovenia’s top 50+ girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:

Girl names

Ema, 180 baby girls
Hana, 179
Zala, 177
Mia, 156
Julija, 147
Sofija, 144
Ela, 134
Ajda, 125 – means “buckwheat” in Slovene.
Vita, 123
Mila, 118
Lina, 117
Eva, 114
Lana, 113
Zoja, 109
Lara, 103
Neža, 99 (tie)
Nika, 99 (tie)
Maša, 96
Ana, 95
Sofia, 92
Sara, 91
Zarja, 86
Gaja, 81
Iva, 79
Brina, 77
Pika, 74 – means “dot” in Slovene. In Slovenia, Pippi Longstocking’s first name is Pika.
Klara, 69
Lucija, 67
Lia, 61
Lili, 58
Alina, 57 (tie)
Ula, 57 (tie)
Tinkara, 55
Olivija, 51 (3-way tie)
Ota, 51 (3-way tie)
Tara, 51 (3-way tie)
Olivia, 48
Aurora, 47 (4-way tie)
Iza, 47 (4-way tie)
Maja, 47 (4-way tie)
Zara, 47 (4-way tie)
Naja, 46
Asja, 45
Kaja, 44
Nina, 43
Elena, 42 (tie)
Manca, 42 (tie)
Ava, 41
Živa, 40
Aria, 38 (tie)
Mija, 38 (tie)

Boy names

Luka, 198 baby boys
Nik, 195
Filip, 185
Jakob, 175
Mark, 173
Lovro, 145
Liam, 134
Tim, 132
Lan, 129 (tie)
Oskar, 129 (tie)
Oliver, 124
Maj, 114
Maks, 101 (tie)
Žan, 101 (tie)
Teo, 100
Jan, 94
Vid, 92
Gal, 89
Bine, 84
Jaka, 80
Leo, 77
David, 75 (tie)
Nace, 75 (tie)
Leon, 74
Izak, 71
Aleks, 69
Brin, 67
Anže, 59 (3-way tie)
Val, 59 (3-way tie)
Vito, 59 (3-way tie)
Lukas, 58
Adam, 54 (3-way tie)
Tine, 54 (3-way tie)
Žiga, 54 (3-way tie)
Anej, 53
Svit, 50 – means “dawn” in Slovene.
Nejc, 49
Bor, 48 (4-way tie) – means “pine tree” in Slovene. It’s also a short form of bor- names, like Boris.
Erik, 48 (4-way tie)
Mateo, 48 (4-way tie)
Matic, 48 (4-way tie)
Aleksej, 47 (tie)
Jon, 47 (tie)
Lenart, 46 (tie)
Matija, 46 (tie)
Lev, 44
Benjamin, 42
Erazem, 41
Tian, 40
Teodor, 39

The girls’ top 100 included Loti (60th), Nuša (86th), Nikolina (90th), and Inja (94th).

The boys’ top 100 included Ožbej (70th), Tilen (73rd), Nai (95th), and the vowelless Crt (97th) — though that “C” should have a caron (which signifies a ch sound).

I didn’t post about Slovenia’s top baby names of 2022, but here are Slovenia’s 2021 rankings.

Sources: Top 100 baby names in 2023 – Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Births, 2023 – Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, Behind the Name

Image: Adapted from Flag of Slovenia (public domain)

May 11, 2023February 3, 2024

Popular baby names in Ukraine, 2022

The Eastern European country of Ukraine is the second-largest country on the continent, after Russia.

Several years ago, Ukraine had a population of roughly 42 million, making it Europe’s eighth most populous country. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February of 2022, however, more than 8 million Ukrainians have fled to other countries (such as Poland).

Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice recently revealed the top baby names of 2022 in the capital city of Kyiv and in five nearby regions (called “oblasts”). All six of these places are located in the central/western part of the country:

Rankings weren’t included, so, in the tables below, I’ve written the names in the order in which they appeared in the news release.

Kyiv (city)

Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, has a population of over 2.9 million — making it the seventh most populous city in Europe. Here are Kyiv’s top baby names of 2022:

	Girl Names	Boy Names
City of Kyiv	Sofiya Polina Viktoriya Eva Anna Mariya	Mark Oleksandr Maksym Matviy Artem

The city’s rare names included…

Girls: Afeliya, Javelina, Vlastylyna, Ava, Elya, Danya, Mriya, Agpiya, Sonya, Lali, Lukeriya, Zlatoslava, Zemfira
Boys: Orion, Hraf (Graf), Kiy, Kai, Slaven, Horus, Avenir, Eleazar, Danko, Yavir, Danislav, Azariy, Veleslav

Javelina and its male equivalent, Javelin, are two of the weapon-inspired names that have emerged in the wake of the Russian invasion. They come from the FGM-148 Javelin — an American-made, hand-held, anti-tank missile system. The weapon is featured in the pro-Ukrainian “St. Javelin” internet meme (above). Incidentally, a baby born in Sonoma County in 2022 was named Javelin — perhaps his family is Ukrainian?

Another weapon-inspired name being given to baby boys is Bayraktar. This one comes from the Bayraktar TB2 — a Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicle that carries laser-guided bombs. The word bayraktar means “flag-bearer” in Turkish.