Alexandra Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Alexandra

Alexandra Name Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ahl-ex-ann-dra
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Alexandra Name Meaning

The meaning of the name Alexandra is “defender of mankind.” It implies a powerful, strong and confident woman who will protect and defend those she cares about.

History of the Name Alexandra

The name Alexandra is derived from the Greek name Alexandros, which means “defender of mankind.” The name was borne by Alexander the Great, the famous Ancient Greek king and military leader who conquered much of the known world in the 4th century BC.

The name was also borne by several other prominent figures in history, including Alexander the Great’s mother, Olympias, and Alexander III of Macedon, who was also known as Alexander the Great.

Origins of the Name Alexandra

The name Alexandra is a feminine form of the name Alexander. It is a Greek name, and it was first used in the 4th century BC. The name was popularized by Alexander the Great and his mother, Olympias, who were both known for their strength and leadership.

Popularity of the Name Alexandra

The name Alexandra has been popular throughout history, but it reached its peak of popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the United States, the name was in the top 100 most popular names for girls from 1880 to 1920.

In recent years, however, the name has fallen out of fashion and is not as commonly used as it once was. However, it still has a timeless quality that makes it a great choice for parents looking for a classic and elegant name for their daughter.

Final Thoughts on the Name Alexandra

Overall, the name Alexandra is a classic and elegant name with a rich history and powerful meaning. It’s a name that has stood the test of time, and it’s likely to continue to be a popular choice for parents for many years to come.

Alexandra Name Popularity

How popular is the name Alexandra? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	1,081	5	0.001%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	933	14	0.002%
1915	957	20	0.0022%
1916	988	19	0.002%
1917	862	31	0.0031%
1918	1,042	20	0.0019%
1919	1,011	20	0.0019%
1920	1,475	6	0.0005%
1921	1,071	20	0.0017%
1922	1,473	6	0.0005%
1923	1,071	20	0.0018%
1924	1,272	13	0.0011%
1925	1,151	17	0.0015%
1926	1,194	14	0.0013%
1927	1,056	21	0.0019%
1928	1,256	12	0.0011%
1929	1,519	5	0.0005%
1930	1,206	12	0.0011%
1931	1,542	5	0.0005%
1932	1,280	8	0.0008%
1933	1,245	9	0.001%
1934	945	22	0.0023%
1935	926	24	0.0025%
1936	1,075	14	0.0015%
1937	1,113	14	0.0014%
1938	761	43	0.0042%
1939	831	32	0.0031%
1940	872	32	0.003%
1941	869	34	0.003%
1942	670	81	0.0064%
1943	640	94	0.0072%
1944	650	85	0.0069%
1945	667	80	0.0066%
1946	678	94	0.0064%
1947	683	106	0.0064%
1948	704	97	0.0061%
1949	686	106	0.0066%
1950	747	88	0.0055%
1951	739	97	0.0057%
1952	674	127	0.0073%
1953	749	101	0.0057%
1954	688	136	0.0074%
1955	739	117	0.0064%
1956	722	132	0.007%
1957	746	133	0.0069%
1958	731	136	0.0072%
1959	691	158	0.0083%
1960	695	165	0.0087%
1961	686	176	0.0093%
1962	692	173	0.0094%
1963	646	195	0.0109%
1964	564	260	0.0148%
1965	545	257	0.0157%
1966	532	267	0.0171%
1967	484	337	0.0222%
1968	406	483	0.0322%
1969	414	492	0.0319%
1970	381	578	0.0363%
1971	389	541	0.036%
1972	358	577	0.0424%
1973	333	625	0.0482%
1974	319	658	0.0506%
1975	313	691	0.0538%
1976	323	655	0.0508%
1977	315	713	0.0529%
1978	310	716	0.0533%
1979	291	792	0.0562%
1980	291	823	0.0563%
1981	220	1,172	0.0797%
1982	180	1,510	0.101%
1983	163	1,679	0.1138%
1984	96	2,803	0.1884%
1985	92	3,005	0.198%
1986	72	3,795	0.2514%
1987	59	5,219	0.342%
1988	49	6,966	0.447%
1989	43	7,678	0.4758%
1990	37	8,506	0.5132%
1991	36	9,456	0.5801%
1992	29	10,221	0.6403%
1993	28	10,676	0.6848%
1994	28	10,226	0.6663%
1995	26	10,160	0.6741%
1996	26	10,023	0.6694%
1997	30	8,750	0.5916%
1998	27	8,606	0.575%
1999	32	8,164	0.5452%
2000	36	7,546	0.494%
2001	38	7,041	0.4673%
2002	38	6,936	0.4628%
2003	38	6,544	0.4301%
2004	37	6,614	0.4339%
2005	37	6,313	0.4129%
2006	40	6,094	0.3892%
2007	49	5,344	0.3387%
2008	61	4,604	0.2979%
2009	69	4,158	0.2782%
2010	64	4,016	0.2787%
2011	77	3,614	0.2537%
2012	76	3,471	0.2436%
2013	83	3,491	0.2452%
2014	92	3,306	0.2269%
2015	101	2,986	0.2052%
2016	110	2,834	0.1966%
2017	117	2,587	0.1854%
2018	123	2,378	0.1731%
2019	127	2,096	0.1548%
2020	136	1,908	0.1499%
2021	176	1,523	0.1246%
2022	191	1,518	0.1151%

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Names Like Alexandra

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What names are diminutives of Alexandra?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Alexandra sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Alexandra, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Alexa	Defender of man	Greek
Alexina	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Sasha	A short variant form, regarded as Russian, of Alexandra.	Russian

What names are variants of Alexandra?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Alexandra.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Alandra	Man's defender	Greek
Alastrina	Man's defender	Greek
Alastriona	Man's defender	Greek
Alejanda	Man's defender	Greek
Alejandra	Man's defender	Greek
Alejandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Aleka	Man's defender	Greek
Alekanederina	Man's defender	Greek
Aleki	Man's defender	Greek
Aleksandra	Man's defender	Greek
Alesandare	Man's defender	Greek

Alesandere	Man's defender	Greek
Alessanda	Man's defender	Greek
Alessandra	Defender of man	Italian
Alessandre	Man's defender	Greek
Alessandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Alessandrine	Man's defender	Greek
Alessia	Help, aid; man's defender	Greek
Alex	Defender of man	Greek
Alexa	Defender of man	Greek
Alexanda	Man's defender	Greek
Alexanderia	Man's defender	Greek
Alexanderine	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandre	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandrea	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandreana	Man's defender	Greek

Alexandrena	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandrene	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandretta	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandria	Defender of man	Greek
Alexandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Alexandrine	Man's defender	Greek
Alexea	Man's defender	Greek
Alexena	Man's defender	Greek
Alexene	Man's defender	Greek
Alexi	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Alexia	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Alexie	Man's defender	Greek
Alexina	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Alexine	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Alexis	Defender	Greek

Alexsandra	Man's defender	Greek
Ali	Exalted	Arabic
Alie	Precious; awakening; noble, bright, famous; man's defender; noble, exalted	Polynesian
Aliki	Noble, exalted	German
Alissandre	Man's defender; noble	Greek
Alissandrine	Man's defender; noble	Greek
Alista	Man's defender	Greek
Alix	Noble	German
Alixandra	Man's defender	Greek
Alixandria	Man's defender	Greek
Alla	A diminutive form of Alice.
Alle	Man's defender	Greek
Allejandra	Man's defender	Greek
Allejandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Allessa	Man's defender	Greek

Allessandra	Man's defender	Greek
Allexa	Man's defender	Greek
Allexandra	Man's defender	Greek
Allexandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Allexina	Man's defender	Greek
Allexine	Man's defender	Greek
Alli	Noble, bright, famous; man's defender; noble, exalted	Greek
Allie	Shortened Al- name form	English
Allix	Man's defender	Greek
Ally	Noble, bright, famous; man's defender; noble, exalted	Greek
Alyxandra	Man's defender	Greek
Anda	Man's defender; ultimate bliss; adventurous; bold journey	Indian (Sanskrit)
Cesya	Man's defender; blind; sixth; the moon	Welsh
Dzana	Man's defender	Greek
Elena	Shining light	Greek

Ellena	Man's defender; sun ray, shining light	Greek
Lesy	Man's defender	Greek
Lesya	Man's defender	Greek
Lexa	Man's defender	Greek
Lexi	Defender of man	Greek
Lexie	Short form of Alexandra	Greek
Lexine	Man's defender	Greek
Lexy	Man's defender; defender, protector	Greek
Lisandra		Greek
Lisandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Lisandrine	Man's defender	Greek
Lissandra	Man's defender	Greek
Lissandre	Man's defender; noble	Greek
Lissandrine	Man's defender	Greek
Sanda	Man's defender	Greek

Sande	Man's defender; man's defender, warrior	Greek
Sandee	Man's defender; man's defender, warrior	Greek
Sandi	Man's defender; man's defender, warrior	Greek
Sandie	Man's defender; man's defender, warrior	Greek
Sandra	A short form of Alexandra, which see.	Italian
Sandrina	Man's defender	Greek
Sandrine	Man's defender	Greek
Sandy	Defender of man	Greek
Sandye	Man's defender	Greek
Sanndra	Man's defender	Greek
Sannie	Man's defender	Greek
Sasha	A short variant form, regarded as Russian, of Alexandra.	Russian
Sashenka	Man's defender	Greek
Shura		Russian
Shurochka	Man's defender	Greek

Sinisa	Man's defender	Greek
Sohndra	Man's defender; man's defender, warrior	Greek
Sondra		Greek
Xandra	Defender of man	Greek
Zahndra	Man's defender	Spanish
Zanda	Man's defender	Greek
Zandra	A variant form of Sandra, which is a short form of Alexandra.	Spanish
Zanndra	Man's defender	Spanish
Zohndra	Man's defender	Spanish
Zondra	Man's defender	Spanish

What names sound like Alexandra?

If you like how Alexandra sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Alexandra.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Alexanna	Defender, protector	Greek
Alexanne	Defender, protector	Greek

What names are similar to Alexandra?

Find a name that’s like Alexandra, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Alesta		Greek
Andrea	Manly and virile	Greek
Cendrine	Little ashes	French

Elixyvett		Modern
Lysandra	Liberator	Greek
Roxanne	Dawn	Persian
Saskia	The Saxon people	Slavic

Lists With Alexandra

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Siblings of Alexandra

Mamas with kids named Alexandra also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Milo	Soldier	German

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15 Comments

Alexandra Nov 3 at 11:20 pm

My family calls me Alex, my friends call me Lexi … Hello again! Just wanted to say I am NOT Greek but I love the meaning of my name, I am Irish ( Dad’s side ? ), American ( Dad’s Side ? ), Mexican ( Mom’s Side ? ), & A Little More Irish ? ( Mom’s Side ? )

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- Alexandra Nov 3 at 11:20 pm
  
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Alexandra Nov 3 at 11:15 pm

My family calls me Alex, my friends call me Lexi. My mom always said I was named after someone but I can never remember who. I’ve always wanted to know the meaning of my first name. Now time to find the meanings of my two last names ( One of which is hopefully getting taken off soon because my dad has never been in the picture ) and my middle name

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Rachel Jan 5 at 5:29 am

We chose this name for our daughter after my grandfather Alexander. We just call her Lexie 😀

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Alexandra Ivanova Nov 23 at 1:36 pm

I love this name.It is a strong name and full of courage

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Alexandra Aug 14 at 3:49 pm

I was named after my great Uncle Alexander who passed away as a child in the early 1900s. I had 5 aunts and 1 Uncle on my mom’s side who was my cousin Amy’s father. There was a 20 year span of only boys until I was born April 20th 1991. Our family called it the 20 year male curse haha. I guess you could say that I broke the curse unexpectedly born a female. My grandpa’s Arthur Zanetti had been hoping for a girl for those 2 decades. So when told the news he teared up with joy while home watching the Detroit Tigers game on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I’ve been told my grandpa Arthur’s Zanetti and I were very close despite only being 2 when he passed away from a relapse of Pancreatic Cancer. So my mom heard it was possible to be unable to have a girl or boy and assumed she couldn’t have a girl planning to name Alexander. There’s a couple of things I don’t care for for about the name. For instance I get called Alexandria all the time wheter its misheard or read and when I went by Ally I was called Allison or Alice often. Ive had my name mistaken for Alexa, Lexi, Alexis, Lexus, Alexander when some were unaware of the female version and finally a mix between the 2 Alexandera. When introduce myself to people I tell them my full name is Alexandra not Alexandria and I’ll respond to Alexandra, Alex or Ally. They normally respond with which name do you prefer? I reply with I go by all 3 and i prefer them to choose. Just as long as it’s one of those 3. As a baby I was known by Alexandra and Alex. Ally came along when my little bither Ian 3 years my junior developed a lisp thus unable to pronounce his x’s. I remember he would tell people that he made up the name Ally haha. From then on most called me Ally except for my grandma Wemyss (Wemyss) who always called me Alexandra. I do love the name and I think it’s beautiful. I honestly would consider naming my daughter Alessandra and Alice for short. I also like the name Alexander and Love that my name means defender of mankind because I’m always trying to help others anyway I can!

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Jacqueline Apr 21 at 6:27 pm

I love the name Alex so it was gonna be baby Alex whether she was a boy or girl!

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Alexandra Mar 20 at 12:53 pm

My name is Alexandra Elizabeth Neil. My parents had a hard time choosing my name, but they landed on Alexandra. No one calls me Alexandra because I go by lexie part of what I like about long names like mine is that there are endless opportunities with Nicknames, and if you get in trouble, ita a lot of fun to say your full name. I also felt that I could personalize my name to me.

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Katie Jun 21 at 12:23 pm

Family name

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Alexandra Jan 9 at 3:56 pm

i like this name, not because it’s my name or anything…

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Breannah Jan 5 at 12:43 pm

It is a cute name some of my best friends were named alexandra

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Ramona Ghidrai Aug 16 at 2:14 am

I’ve alaways knew that if it will be a girl, her name will be Alexandra. For me reprez a strong, beautiful name.

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Allie Jun 13 at 2:35 pm

It’s a name that is classic, feminine, strong. Lots of options for nicknames. Sounds good in multiple languages.

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Sarah-Jane Apr 23 at 1:48 pm

Alexandra was one of my husbands top picks. He didn’t love my picks, so I compromised on it. But I do love it now. We call her Alex for short which I adore tomboy names. Her middle name is Jett after legendary punk rocker Joan Jett.

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Tonnina Apr 15 at 11:01 am

My husband chose this name because he is a History major and big into History. We call her Alex for now, but she’s only 9 months old and may want to go by a different nickname in the future. We thought it flowed well with her chosen middle name. My husband also likes how lyrical Alexandra sounds. He’s a fan of names that end in A

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