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Alexandra
Pronounced /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/
Rank in 2024
#221
Born in 2024
1,387
Peak year
1993 · #28
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,387 girls were named Alexandra, about 1 in every 1,163.
- It peaked in 1993 with 10,682 babies, ranked #28.
- It first shows up in the records in 1894.
- 244,128 girls have been named Alexandra since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Alexandra per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.4Gen X1965–80
- 3.7Millennials1981–96
- 3.4Gen Z1997–12
- 1.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 702 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 1,108 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Boomers: 3,322 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen X: 9,912 babies, 0.39 per 1,000. Millennials: 103,228 babies, 3.66 per 1,000. Gen Z: 97,906 babies, 3.37 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 27,937 babies, 1.38 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
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).
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Alexandra, CC BY-SA 4.0.