# Alexandra (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alexandra/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “to defend”, “man”, “the man who repels [enemies]” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Xan, Xandra |
| Variant spellings | Xandria, Alandra |
| US babies named this | 246,320 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 869 / 245,451 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 19,657, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,630 | 76 |
| 2012 | 3,483 | 76 |
| 2013 | 3,509 | 82 |
| 2014 | 3,316 | 92 |
| 2015 | 3,007 | 100 |
| 2016 | 2,855 | 110 |
| 2017 | 2,607 | 120 |
| 2018 | 2,410 | 125 |
| 2019 | 2,133 | 130 |
| 2020 | 1,966 | 138 |
| 2021 | 1,726 | 169 |
| 2022 | 1,552 | 190 |
| 2023 | 1,473 | 204 |
| 2024 | 1,390 | 221 |
| 2025 | 1,314 | 237 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | 3,483 |
| 2000 | 15 | 4,793 |
| 2001 | 24 | 3,514 |
| 2002 | 18 | 4,324 |
| 2003 | 21 | 3,979 |
| 2004 | 26 | 3,536 |
| 2005 | 14 | 5,585 |
| 2006 | 19 | 4,683 |
| 2007 | 13 | 6,280 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9,040 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,049 |
| 2010 | 11 | 7,097 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8,822 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12,118 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12,224 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 534 | 107 |
| 2012 | 498 | 116 |
| 2013 | 543 | 102 |
| 2014 | 529 | 107 |
| 2015 | 500 | 116 |
| 2016 | 502 | 113 |
| 2017 | 460 | 120 |
| 2018 | 463 | 117 |
| 2019 | 436 | 117 |
| 2020 | 366 | 136 |
| 2021 | 318 | 161 |
| 2022 | 281 | 183 |
| 2023 | 252 | 197 |
| 2024 | 226 | 215 |
| 2025 | 202 | 231 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 亞歷山德拉 /亚历山德拉
- Czech: Alexandra
- Danish: Alexandra
- Dutch: Alexandra
- Estonian: Aleksandra
- Finnish: Aleksandra
- French: Alexandra
- German: Alexandra
- Greek: Αλεξάνδρα
- Icelandic: Alexandra
- Italian: Alessandra
- Japanese: アレクサンドラ
- Latin: Alexandra
- Latvian: Aleksandra
- Norwegian: Alexandra
- Polish: Aleksandra
- Portuguese: Alexandra
- Romanian: Alexandra
- Russian: Алекса́ндра
- Spanish: Alejandra

## People named Alexandra

- Alexandra Daddario, American actress (born 1986)
- Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse), Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918)
- Ingrid Alexandra, Crown Princess of Norway, Crown Princess of Norway
- Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer
- Alexandra Maria Lara, German actress
- Alexandra Popp, German association football player
- Alexandra Breckenridge, American actress
- Alexandra Shipp, American actress and singer
- Alexandra Manley, Countess of Frederiksborg, ex-wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
- Alexandra Burke, British singer and songwriter
- Alexandra Paul, American actress
- Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, fourth child and third daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Grand Duches

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.