The first name Alessandra

In 2025, 18 girls were named Alessandra, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2013, with 42 births (#882).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Alessandra with other names.

In 2025, 697 girls born in the United States were named Alessandra, the 443rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 1,141 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Alessandra Ambrosio
  Brazilian model, born 1981
• Alessandra Torresani
  American actress, born 1987
• Alessandra Negrini
  Brazilian actress, born 1970
• Flávia Alessandra
  Brazilian actress, born 1974
• Alessandra Korap Silva Munduruku
  Brazilian Indigenous leader and activist, born 1984
• Alessandra Acciai
  Film and television actress, born 1965
• Alessandra Santos de Oliveira
  Brazilian basketball player (born 1973)
• Alessandra Macinghi
  15th-century Italian Renaissance writer, 1406–1471
• Alessandra Resende
  Brazilian javelin thrower, born 1975
• Alessandra Sanguinetti
  Argentinian photographer (born 1968)
• Alessandra Sublet
  French TV and radio personality, writer, born 1976

• Bella
• Gabriella
• Elena
• Francesca
• Gianna
• Alina
• Bianca
• Cara
• Gemma
• Alessia
• Gia
• Luciana
• Aida
• Angelica
• Cristina
• Donna

All 80 names of Italian origin

What does the name Alessandra mean?

Borrowed from Italian Alessandra.

What is the origin of the name Alessandra?

Borrowed from Italian Alessandra.

How popular is the name Alessandra?

In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Alessandra, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2013, with 42 births.

Is Alessandra a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 24,836 US babies named Alessandra since 1880 were girls.

When was Alessandra most popular?

2015 in the United States, when 1,141 babies were named Alessandra, its highest rank at 276th.