Defender of men
A Slavic and Russian variation of the Greek name Alexandros. It is composed of the elements 'alexein', meaning to defend or help, and 'aner', meaning man.
Less common today
Alexandr isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,782 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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