Alessandro

What Alessandro means

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

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexander || From Middle English Alexander, Alexandre, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-), the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Alessandro” (revision 93025067) and “Alexander” (revision 94582688), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alessandro?

US: Rising: up from #683 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #727 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 608 boys got the name (#497 that year). First in the US records in 1933.

How common

• About 1 in 2,809 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 7,554 baby boys 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 NV (1.42 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.79 per 1,000 boys), CO (0.71 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Alessandro is #497 in the US and #873 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alessandro were boys.

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

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Alesandro9 US
• Elissandro7 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 Alessandro

Boys

• Luca#14Form of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Maximo#580Editor’s note Up from #853 in 2015 to #580 in 2025 in the US
• Leonardo#91Italian, from Old French Leonard, meaning “as strong as a lion”^*
• Enzo#72“home + ruler”^*
• Mateo#8Same root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”^*
• Giovanni#123Same root as John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”^*

For a sister

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