# Alexandria (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/alexandria/  
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 | “alexander”, “-ia: forming place names” |
| Pronunciation | /æləkˈzændɹi.ə/, 5 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 104,778 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 230 / 104,548 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,318, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.

## 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 | 1,530 | 205 |
| 2012 | 1,523 | 205 |
| 2013 | 1,566 | 204 |
| 2014 | 1,609 | 211 |
| 2015 | 1,544 | 212 |
| 2016 | 1,477 | 218 |
| 2017 | 1,249 | 257 |
| 2018 | 1,184 | 282 |
| 2019 | 1,105 | 299 |
| 2020 | 983 | 320 |
| 2021 | 884 | 353 |
| 2022 | 775 | 406 |
| 2023 | 760 | 403 |
| 2024 | 678 | 463 |
| 2025 | 647 | 474 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 26 | 2,473 |
| 1990 | 14 | 3,976 |
| 1991 | 11 | 4,767 |
| 1992 | 18 | 3,459 |
| 1993 | 15 | 4,020 |
| 1994 | 11 | 5,117 |
| 1995 | 9 | 5,939 |
| 1998 | 5 | 9,669 |
| 1999 | 5 | 9,969 |
| 2000 | 8 | 7,450 |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,614 |
| 2003 | 8 | 7,867 |
| 2004 | 12 | 6,146 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,528 |
| 2006 | 5 | 12,121 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | 1,295 |
| 2012 | 35 | 1,018 |
| 2013 | 36 | 999 |
| 2014 | 30 | 1,155 |
| 2015 | 25 | 1,324 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1,142 |
| 2017 | 36 | 1,002 |
| 2018 | 32 | 1,083 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,782 |
| 2020 | 29 | 1,127 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1,128 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,452 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2,253 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1,407 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 亞歷山卓 /亚历山卓, 亞歷山大 /亚历山大, 亞歷山大港 /亚历山大港
- Finnish: Aleksandra, Aleksandria, Alexandria
- Hindi: अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया
- Russian: Алекса́ндра, Александри́я, Алекса́ндрия, Алегза́ндрия
- Spanish: Alejandra, Alejandría
- Arabic: اَلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّة
- Armenian: Ալեքսանդրիա
- Bulgarian: Александри́я, Алекса́ндрия
- Catalan: Alexandria
- Czech: Alexandrie
- Danish: Alexandria
- Dutch: Alexandrië
- Esperanto: Aleksandrio
- Estonian: Aleksandria
- French: Alexandrie
- Georgian: ალექსანდრია
- German: Alexandria, Alexandrien
- Greek: Αλεξάνδρεια
- Hebrew: אֲלֶכְּסַנְדְּרִיָּה
- Hungarian: Alexandria

## People named Alexandria

- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician (born 1989)
- Alexandria Villaseñor, American climate activist
- Alexandria Mills, American model and Miss World 2010
- Alexandria Loutitt, Canadian ski jumper
- Alexandria Anderson, American sprinter
- Alexandria Karlsen, American model and actress
- Cynthia A. Pratt, Bahamian politician
- Alex Sedrick, American rugby union player

## 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.