Alexandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of mankind.
How Alexandra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #101 |
| 2016 | #110 |
| 2017 | #120 |
| 2018 | #125 |
| 2019 | #130 |
| 2020 | #138 |
| 2021 | #169 |
| 2022 | #189 |
| 2023 | #204 |
| 2024 | #221 |
| 2025 | #237 |
Alexandra by the numbers
In 2025, 202 babies in England and Wales were named Alexandra. In the US, 2,592 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,676 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 190 American girls born that year was called Alexandra.
Names that come from Alexandra
Forms of Alexandra in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Lexidefender of men; diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis938 in the US (2017)
- Sandradefender of mankind; short form of Alexandra299 in the US (2017)
- Lexydefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra58 in the US (2017)
- Alyssandranoble defender; a form of Alexandra29 in the US (2017)
- Alexianadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra23 in the US (2017)
- Xandriadefender of men; short form of Alexandra21 in the US (2017)
- Alexsadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
- Alexahdefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra18 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alexandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alejandradefender of mankind; form of alexandra617 in the US (2017)
- Alexandreadefender of men; a form of Alexandria52 in the US (2017)
- Alesandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
- Alexandrdefender of men; russian form of alexander14 in the US (2017)
- Alexsandradefender of men; feminine form of alexander14 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alexandra
Names that are said the same way as Alexandra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aleksandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alixandradefender of mankind; variant of Alexandra7 in the US (2017)
- Alyxandradefender of men; a form of Alexandra7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alexandra, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alessandradefender of mankind; feminine form of alexander1,034 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alexandra
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