The baby name Ales is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈalɛʃ/ — "AH-lesh".
Ales is Slavic in Origin.
The baby name Ales is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈalɛʃ/ — "AH-lesh".
Ales is Slavic in Origin.
Ales is a Slavic given name derived from the Alexander family, ultimately from Greek Alexandros, combining alexein “to defend” with aner “man.” Common in Belarusian (Aleś) and in Czech and Slovene (Aleš), it is frequently rendered as Ales in international settings where diacritics are dropped. The core meaning is “defender of men” or “protector of humankind.”
Attested in Central and Eastern Europe from medieval times and revitalized in the 19th–20th centuries, the name is borne by figures such as Belarusian Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski and Czech hockey player Aleš Hemský. Variants and related forms include Aleš, Aleś, Alex, Alek, Aleks, Aleksander/Aleksandr, Alexander, Alessandro; diminutives include Alek, Sasha, Sandro. Feminine counterparts are Alexandra, Aleksandra, and Alessandra. Compact and internationally legible, Ales travels well while preserving its Slavic identity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #22 | 1 | 704 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| SI | 0 | #62 | 18 | 1,612 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #86 | 619 | 6,530 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #87 | 150 | 3,402 |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| CZ | 0 | #134 | 55 | 3,154 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| IR | 0 | #181 | 49 | 4,221 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #220 | 620 | 10,162 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 4 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #304 | 6 | 2,601 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #333 | 6 | 5,948 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #372 | 10 | 6,868 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #376 | 12 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Spain | 0 | #430 | 23 | 2,326 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #431 | 12 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 13 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #458 | 17 | 7,625 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,305 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #475 | 31 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #476 | 12 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #485 | 14 | 11,913 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #567 | 26 | 9,244 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 332 | 15,656 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #638 | 8 | 11,648 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #644 | 22 | 13,390 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IT | 0 | #654 | 61 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| SY | 0 | #681 | 48 | 11,684 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #741 | 11 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #776 | 156 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #814 | 65 | 14,506 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #877 | 10 | 15,035 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #880 | 103 | 16,355 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #908 | 52 | 14,742 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #922 | 31 | 5,697 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #933 | 11 | 14,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #962 | 22 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,060 | 19 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,078 | 34 | 25,439 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 397 | 10,046 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,134 | 50 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,160 | 17 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,212 | 235 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Ales is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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