Aleksa (given name)

Aleksa (Алекса) is a South Slavic masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", usually a diminutive of Aleksandar ("Alexander").

It may refer to:
 * Aleksa Simić (1800–1872), Serbian politician and member of the Ustavobranioci
 * Aleksa Dundić (1890s-1920), Yugoslav communist and October Revolutionary
 * Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924), Serbian poet
 * Aleksa Nenadović (1749–1804), Serbian ober knyaz
 * Aleksa Brđović (born 1993), Serbian volleyball player
 * Aleksa Šaponjić (born 1992), Serbian water polo player
 * Aleksa Gajić (born 1974), Serbian comics artist and film director
 * Aleksa Matić (footballer, born 1996) (born 1996), Serbian footballer
 * Aleksa Radovanović (1900–2004), the last of Salonika front veteran alive and president of veteran association
 * Aleksa Buha (born 1939), Serbian philosopher and academic
 * Aleksa or Alex Bogdanovic, (born 1984), Serbian-British tennis player
 * Aleksa Milojević (born 2000), Serbian footballer