Boys' name · since 1981
Alexandru
614 babies named Alexandru in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexandru currently ranks #8448 among boys' names in America, with 614 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Alexandru recorded 614 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #8448 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #6,962 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,448 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 614 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alexandru ranks #6,962 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,448 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 614 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,962 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,448 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 614
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alexandru's 614 recorded births place it above 84.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alexandru compares
614 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alexandru's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alexandru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 614 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alexandru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alexandru's full recorded timeline at 2007, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alexandru popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Alexandru by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (243 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Alexandru's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Alexandru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
243 births
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 243 births (40% of all-time use).
How Alexandru compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alexandru's total volume
Alexandru by state
Where Alexandru concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 24 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
24 of 614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Alexandru's data
- Alexandru's decade-level peak was the 2000s (243 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alexandrus (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alexandru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alexandru draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.