Alexandra
Alexandra was given to 1,314 girls in 2025, #237 among girls’ names; 246,320 Americans have been recorded with it since 1894 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 240,000 Americans named Alexandra and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (97% of everyone recorded); the median is 29 years old and half are between 20 and 35.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Alexandra by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Alexandra mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Alexandra is “a female given name from Ancient Greek.” Its etymology gives the senses “to defend” (ἀλέξω) and “man” (ἀνήρ).
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]”).
/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Alexandra?
#237 among girls’ names, 2025
Alexandra fell from #100 in 2015 to #237 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 1.7 to 0.82 per 1,000.
10,720 babies in 1993, the peak
Alexandra peaked in 1993, when 10,720 babies were given it (10,683 girls, #28 among girls’ names). The 1,314 births of 2025 are 12% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,314 | #237 | 0.82 |
| 2024 | 1,390 | #221 | 0.86 |
| 2023 | 1,473 | #204 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 1,552 | #190 | 0.95 |
| 2021 | 1,726 | #169 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 1,966 | #138 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 2,133 | #130 | 1.3 |
| 2018 | 2,410 | #125 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 2,607 | #120 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 2,855 | #110 | 1.6 |
Every recorded year (125)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,007 | #100 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 3,316 | #92 | 1.9 |
| 2013 | 3,509 | #82 | 2.0 |
| 2012 | 3,483 | #76 | 2.0 |
| 2011 | 3,630 | #76 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 4,021 | #64 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 4,166 | #69 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 4,612 | #61 | 2.4 |
| 2007 | 5,354 | #49 | 2.8 |
| 2006 | 6,101 | #40 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 6,319 | #37 | 3.4 |
| 2004 | 6,625 | #37 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 6,545 | #38 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 6,936 | #38 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 7,045 | #38 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 7,550 | #36 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 8,163 | #32 | 4.6 |
| 1998 | 8,608 | #27 | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 8,752 | #30 | 5.0 |
| 1996 | 10,025 | #26 | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 10,160 | #26 | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 10,226 | #28 | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 10,683 | #28 | 5.9 |
| 1992 | 10,221 | #29 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 9,460 | #36 | 5.0 |
| 1990 | 8,508 | #37 | 4.5 |
| 1989 | 7,680 | #43 | 4.2 |
| 1988 | 6,972 | #49 | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 5,220 | #59 | 3.0 |
| 1986 | 3,808 | #72 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 3,017 | #92 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 2,814 | #96 | 1.7 |
| 1983 | 1,699 | #163 | 1.0 |
| 1982 | 1,527 | #180 | 0.90 |
| 1981 | 1,207 | #220 | 0.72 |
| 1980 | 873 | #284 | 0.53 |
| 1979 | 827 | #290 | 0.52 |
| 1978 | 764 | #302 | 0.50 |
| 1977 | 745 | #317 | 0.49 |
| 1976 | 691 | #324 | 0.47 |
| 1975 | 723 | #314 | 0.50 |
| 1974 | 708 | #319 | 0.48 |
| 1973 | 675 | #330 | 0.46 |
| 1972 | 624 | #354 | 0.41 |
| 1971 | 577 | #389 | 0.35 |
| 1970 | 626 | #380 | 0.36 |
| 1969 | 549 | #405 | 0.33 |
| 1968 | 522 | #408 | 0.32 |
| 1967 | 385 | #483 | 0.23 |
| 1966 | 316 | #531 | 0.19 |
| 1965 | 306 | #542 | 0.17 |
| 1964 | 295 | #573 | 0.16 |
| 1963 | 236 | #658 | 0.12 |
| 1962 | 215 | #705 | 0.11 |
| 1961 | 217 | #708 | 0.11 |
| 1960 | 203 | #715 | 0.10 |
| 1959 | 194 | #719 | 0.10 |
| 1958 | 171 | #760 | 0.09 |
| 1957 | 175 | #753 | 0.09 |
| 1956 | 172 | #735 | 0.09 |
| 1955 | 158 | #753 | 0.08 |
| 1954 | 167 | #713 | 0.09 |
| 1953 | 144 | #759 | 0.08 |
| 1952 | 164 | #699 | 0.09 |
| 1951 | 136 | #752 | 0.08 |
| 1950 | 117 | #802 | 0.07 |
| 1949 | 150 | #683 | 0.09 |
| 1948 | 128 | #752 | 0.08 |
| 1947 | 147 | #696 | 0.08 |
| 1946 | 133 | #698 | 0.08 |
| 1945 | 116 | #692 | 0.09 |
| 1944 | 120 | #681 | 0.09 |
| 1943 | 124 | #681 | 0.09 |
| 1942 | 120 | #679 | 0.09 |
| 1941 | 67 | #894 | 0.06 |
| 1940 | 64 | #894 | 0.06 |
| 1939 | 67 | #857 | 0.06 |
| 1938 | 66 | #866 | 0.06 |
| 1937 | 47 | #1,035 | 0.04 |
| 1936 | 53 | #942 | 0.05 |
| 1935 | 45 | #1,031 | 0.04 |
| 1934 | 48 | #993 | 0.05 |
| 1933 | 41 | #1,085 | 0.04 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,449 | 0.03 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,942 | 0.02 |
| 1930 | 33 | #1,321 | 0.03 |
| 1929 | 24 | #1,598 | 0.02 |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,469 | 0.03 |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,234 | 0.03 |
| 1926 | 40 | #1,220 | 0.03 |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,253 | 0.03 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,258 | 0.03 |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,176 | 0.04 |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,367 | 0.03 |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,136 | 0.04 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,283 | 0.03 |
| 1919 | 45 | #1,090 | 0.04 |
| 1918 | 47 | #1,061 | 0.04 |
| 1917 | 46 | #1,040 | 0.04 |
| 1916 | 45 | #1,026 | 0.04 |
| 1915 | 49 | #945 | 0.05 |
| 1914 | 35 | #1,003 | 0.05 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,531 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 22 | #1,117 | 0.04 |
| 1911 | 13 | #1,302 | 0.03 |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,523 | 0.03 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,472 | 0.03 |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,870 | 0.02 |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,386 | 0.03 |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,558 | 0.02 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,301 | 0.03 |
| 1903 | 8 | #1,319 | 0.03 |
| 1902 | 10 | #1,135 | 0.04 |
| 1895 | 8 | #1,202 | 0.03 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,495 | 0.02 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Alexandra a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Alexandra has been given almost only to girls: 869 boys in 125 years of records.
Girls and boys named Alexandra: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Alexandra, and how old are they?
240,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 97% of the 246,320 Americans ever recorded as Alexandra. The median Alexandra alive today is 29 years old; half are between 20 and 35.
The 2020 Census counted 229,437 people named Alexandra (228,483 women and girls, 954 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 232,379 born in the U.S. The Census count is 1% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 427 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 2,620 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 9,330 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 101,000 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 97,000 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 29,100 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Alexandra born?
The states with the most babies named Alexandra are California, Texas and New York, with 35% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 195 | #158 | 1.1× |
| Texas | 137 | #253 | 0.9× |
| New York | 124 | #126 | 1.5× |
| Florida | 104 | #168 | 1.2× |
| Pennsylvania | 49 | #228 | 1.0× |
| Virginia | 48 | #169 | 1.0× |
| New Jersey | 45 | #180 | 1.5× |
| Illinois | 44 | #231 | 1.1× |
| Ohio | 41 | #268 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 40 | #273 | 0.6× |
Where Alexandra is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Alexandra is most over-represented in District of Columbia: since 1910 it was given 1.8 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Alexandra with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 363,397 babies since 1880, Alexandra is the most given (68% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,314 of their 1,975 babies (67%), again the most given.
| Name | Since 1880 | Births 2025 | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | 246,320 | 1,314 | 1993 |
| Alexandria | 104,778 | 647 | 1993 |
| Alexandrea | 8,656 | 14 | 1995 |
| Alixandra | 984 | under 5 | 1991 |
| Alexanderia | 745 | under 5 | 1993 |
| Alyxandra | 742 | under 5 | 1991 |
| Alyxandria | 600 | under 5 | 1993 |
| Alixandria | 572 | under 5 | 1991 |
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Alexandra
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Alexandra and names like it
- Compare Alexandra and AlexandriaBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sAlexandra peaked in 1993.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Alexandra since 1910.
- Ancient Greek namesWiktionary’s origin for Alexandra: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1993The year the most babies were named Alexandra.
- The names of the MillennialsMost people named Alexandra alive today were born 1981-1996.
- Names starting with AMost given first.