Alexandra

What Alexandra means

Means “to defend + man”

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)).

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

How popular is Alexandra?

US: Falling: down from #100 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #116 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1993, when 10,683 girls got the name (#28 that year). First in the US records in 1894.

How common

• About 1 in 1,223 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,254 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 813 baby girls in Scotland 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 DC (3.96 per 1,000 girls), RI (3.26 per 1,000 girls), NH (2.11 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Alexandra is #237 in the US and #231 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 Alexandra were girls.

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

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Aleksandra47 US · 22 E&W
• Alexander14 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 Alexandra

Girls

• Kathryn#729Variant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”^*
• Katherine#186Variant of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”^*
• Catherine#313possibly “each of the two”^*
• Nicole#382Form of Nicholas, meaning “victory + people”^*
• Karina#749Form of Catherine, possibly meaning “each of the two”^*
• Christina#770Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 16,600 babies; 352 in 2025

For a brother

• Zachary#216“Yahweh has remembered”^*
• Nicholas#112“victory + people”^*
• Andrew#73“manly”^*
• Christopher#68“carrier of Christ”^*
• Alex#232Short form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”^*
• Steven#271“crown, wreath”^*

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