Alessandra

What Alessandra means

Italian form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”

a female given name, masculine equivalent Alessandro, equivalent to English Alexandra || From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)).

Source: Wiktionary, “Alessandra” (revision 91953453) and “Alexandra” (revision 93670028), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alessandra?

US: Falling: down from #276 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1865 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2015, when 1,141 girls got the name (#276 that year). First in the US records in 1943.

How common

• About 1 in 2,306 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 14,071 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (2.14 per 1,000 girls), AZ (1.03 per 1,000 girls), CA (0.95 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Alessandra is #443 in the US and #1639 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alessandra were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Alisandra10 US
• Alesandra9 US
• Alyssandra8 US
• Alissandra7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Alessandra

Girls

• Ximena#183Basque, meaning “son”^*
• Lola#275Editor’s note Down from #224 in 2015 to #275 in 2025 in the US
• Bella#136Form of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”^*
• Luciana#273Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #273 vs #1,809 in 2025
• Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”^*
• Gia#287Editor’s note Up from #372 in 2015 to #287 in 2025 in the US

For a brother

• Joaquin#355Spanish form of Joachim, meaning “may Yahweh raise up”^*
• Rocco#459Editor’s note Up from #463 in 2015 to #459 in 2025 in the US
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*
• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Franco#746Editor’s note Up from #873 in 2015 to #746 in 2025 in the US

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Alessandra’s. Rank is US 2025.