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    The first name Alexandrina

    A girl’s name from Greek.

    5 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Greek origin

    Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, feminine of Alexandrīnus. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ina. Doublet of Alexandrine.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Alexandrina last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 5 girls. It peaked in 2018, with 6 births (#3,518).

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    31
    babies named Alexandrina, 1996–2025
    #3,961
    rank in 2021
    2018
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Alexandrina at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2018, 6 girls born in the United States were named Alexandrina, the 13,886th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 12 were.

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    252
    babies named Alexandrina since 1880
    #13,886
    rank in 2018
    1989
    peak year

    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.

    Alexandrina in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Alexandrine
    French
    Aleksandrīna
    Latvian
    Александри́на
    Aleksandrína
    Russian
    Alejandrina
    Spanish

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Alexandrina

    • Drina

    Famous people named Alexandrina

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Victoria, Lady Welby
      British philosophical writer (1837–1912)

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    Questions

    What does the name Alexandrina mean?
    Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, feminine of Alexandrīnus. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ina. Doublet of Alexandrine.
    What is the origin of the name Alexandrina?
    Learned borrowing from Latin Alexandrīna, feminine of Alexandrīnus. By surface analysis, Alexandra + -ina. Doublet of Alexandrine.
    How popular is the name Alexandrina?
    In 2021, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Alexandrina, ranking 3,961st. Its peak was 2018, with 6 births.
    What are nicknames for Alexandrina?
    Common nicknames for Alexandrina include Drina.
    Is Alexandrina a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 252 US babies named Alexandrina since 1880 were girls.
    When was Alexandrina most popular?
    1989 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Alexandrina, its highest rank at 6,545th.