Aleksandr first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 72 babies received the name (ranked #1992). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2600), with roughly 51 babies named Aleksandr each year. Aleksandr's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,629 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.