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Why parents love Alek- Same Alexander heritage — conquered the world.
- One syllable with a sharp, compact sound: AH-lek.
- The K gives maximum visual sharpness.
- The meaning defender IS heroically protective.
- Maximum Alexander in minimum letters.
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The vibe of Alek
defender of peoplecompactK-endingAlexanderGreekconquerorsharpheroicprotectiveminimum
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Origin & history of Alek
Greek Alexandros
→ K-compact Alek
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Greek / Slavic roots
Alek IS the K-compact diminutive of Alexander meaning defender of the people.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: K-compact diminutive.
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Today
Alek remains a beloved choice, ranking #1593 in the US. 4,599 babies have been named Alek since 1916.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Alek?
1999
peak year
Alek first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1999, 154 babies received the name (ranked #944). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1593), with roughly 108 babies named Alek each year. Alek's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 4,599 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
154
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #944)
(ranked #944)
108
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
1,080
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
4,599
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Alek2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Alek's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — K-compact adventure. People named Alek tend to be sharp, heroic, and gifted at K-compact maximum Alexander.
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K-compact maximum Alexander✦
Defender-people◈
Sharp-heroic◎
Minimum-letters♡
Greek-conquerorA1
L3
E5
K2
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Alek🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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