# Alexandre (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alexandre/  
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 | boys |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,389 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,244 / 145 (3% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 997, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 9 | 7,143 |
| 1987 | 11 | 6,344 |
| 1988 | 8 | 8,405 |
| 1989 | 14 | 5,845 |
| 1990 | 13 | 6,472 |
| 1991 | 9 | 8,611 |
| 1992 | 10 | 8,080 |
| 1993 | 10 | 8,074 |
| 1994 | 11 | 7,617 |
| 1995 | 7 | 10,551 |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,857 |
| 1997 | 7 | 10,887 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,178 |
| 1999 | 6 | 12,755 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,763 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 120 | 1,385 |
| 2012 | 122 | 1,376 |
| 2013 | 105 | 1,528 |
| 2014 | 94 | 1,641 |
| 2015 | 111 | 1,491 |
| 2016 | 95 | 1,663 |
| 2017 | 71 | 2,003 |
| 2018 | 67 | 2,101 |
| 2019 | 71 | 2,043 |
| 2020 | 94 | 1,679 |
| 2021 | 80 | 1,903 |
| 2022 | 53 | 2,565 |
| 2023 | 51 | 2,580 |
| 2024 | 71 | 2,098 |
| 2025 | 67 | 2,148 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 878 |
| 2012 | 42 | 765 |
| 2013 | 37 | 821 |
| 2014 | 44 | 730 |
| 2015 | 37 | 833 |
| 2016 | 34 | 903 |
| 2017 | 41 | 794 |
| 2018 | 32 | 919 |
| 2019 | 31 | 929 |
| 2020 | 28 | 993 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,139 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,420 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1,139 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1,235 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,897 |

## People named Alexandre

- Alexandre Dumas, French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)
- Alexandre Dumas fils, French writer and dramatist (1824–1895)
- Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943)
- Alexandre Pato, Brazilian football player (born 1989)
- Alexandre Lacazette, French footballer (born 1991)
- Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (born 1961)
- Alexandre Lopes, Brazilian association football player
- Alexandre Cabanel, French painter (1823–1889)
- Alexandre Torres, Brazilian association football player
- Alexandre Brongniart, French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (1770–1847)
- Alexandre Koyré, French philosopher (1892–1964)
- Alexandre Astruc, French film director (1923–2016)

## 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.