Alexandria
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of mankind; a form of Alexander.
How Alexandria has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #212 |
| 2016 | #218 |
| 2017 | #257 |
| 2018 | #281 |
| 2019 | #299 |
| 2020 | #320 |
| 2021 | #353 |
| 2022 | #410 |
| 2023 | #404 |
| 2024 | #463 |
| 2025 | #474 |
Alexandria by the numbers
In 2025, 22 babies in England and Wales were named Alexandria. In the US, 1,238 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,026 babies in 1993, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 400 American girls born that year was called Alexandria.
Other names that come from Alexander
Like Alexandria, each of these traces back to Alexander: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Alexanderdefender of the people12,488 in the US (2017)
- Xanderdefender of mankind; short form of Alexander2,403 in the US (2017)
- Alejandrodefender of men; Spanish form of Alexander2,027 in the US (2017)
- Zanderdefender of men; a diminutive of Alexander1,551 in the US (2017)
- Alecdefender of men; short form of Alexander569 in the US (2017)
- Alessandrodefender of men; Italian form of Alexander401 in the US (2017)
- Alexzanderdefender of men; invented spelling of Alexander226 in the US (2017)
- Alistairdefender of men; Scottish form of Alexander75 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alexandria. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alexandreadefender of men; a form of Alexandria52 in the US (2017)
- Alexzandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexandria23 in the US (2017)
- Alyxandriadefender of men; a form of Alexandria10 in the US (2017)
- Alixandriadefender of men; a form of Alexandria9 in the US (2017)
- Alexandryadefender of mankind; variant of Alexandria7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alexandria, 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 Alexandria
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