“to defend” + “man”
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A name. A world of connections.
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01 / Meaning & origin
Aleck is a masculine given name documented in English and Polish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Statistics + language records
United States, 2024: 8 boys (rank 8987). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Aleck
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | observed |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | 7 | 758 | observed |
| 1887 | 6 | 819 | observed |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 7 | 789 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | 5 | 963 | observed |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | 5 | 1,740 | observed |
| 1912 | 14 | 1,268 | observed |
| 1913 | 10 | 1,803 | observed |
| 1914 | 25 | 1,153 | observed |
| 1915 | 22 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1916 | 19 | 1,646 | observed |
| 1917 | 32 | 1,203 | observed |
| 1918 | 30 | 1,286 | observed |
| 1919 | 24 | 1,481 | observed |
| 1920 | 27 | 1,416 | observed |
| 1921 | 23 | 1,588 | observed |
| 1922 | 22 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1923 | 22 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1924 | 15 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1925 | 23 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1927 | 16 | 2,034 | observed |
| 1928 | 12 | 2,387 | observed |
| 1929 | 9 | 2,766 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | 6 | 3,390 | observed |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | observed |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | 5 | 3,645 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 6 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 7 | 2,919 | observed |
| 1947 | 7 | 3,096 | observed |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,010 | observed |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 3,714 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 9 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 5 | 3,942 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | 7 | 3,275 | observed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 6 | 3,646 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 6 | 4,375 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 5 | 5,227 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,262 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 5 | 6,315 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,573 | observed |
| 1988 | 6 | 6,426 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 6,941 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 8 | 5,942 | observed |
| 1992 | 12 | 4,564 | observed |
| 1993 | 16 | 3,819 | observed |
| 1994 | 14 | 4,290 | observed |
| 1995 | 21 | 3,191 | observed |
| 1996 | 18 | 3,678 | observed |
| 1997 | 25 | 2,981 | observed |
| 1998 | 21 | 3,486 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 3,834 | observed |
| 2000 | 24 | 3,423 | observed |
| 2001 | 31 | 2,931 | observed |
| 2002 | 21 | 3,909 | observed |
| 2003 | 16 | 4,815 | observed |
| 2004 | 25 | 3,636 | observed |
| 2005 | 26 | 3,615 | observed |
| 2006 | 31 | 3,384 | observed |
| 2007 | 31 | 3,444 | observed |
| 2008 | 23 | 4,267 | observed |
| 2009 | 14 | 6,095 | observed |
| 2010 | 23 | 4,241 | observed |
| 2011 | 25 | 3,994 | observed |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,533 | observed |
| 2013 | 30 | 3,497 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,538 | observed |
| 2015 | 19 | 4,890 | observed |
| 2016 | 17 | 5,318 | observed |
| 2017 | 15 | 5,788 | observed |
| 2018 | 18 | 5,106 | observed |
| 2019 | 14 | 6,104 | observed |
| 2020 | 16 | 5,451 | observed |
| 2021 | 13 | 6,335 | observed |
| 2022 | 7 | 9,823 | observed |
| 2023 | 13 | 6,517 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 8,987 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Aleck” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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