Alexandra

Meaning and origin of Alexandra

Popularity of Alexandra in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1978.
• Over recent years, Alexandra has been falling (−7.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Alexandra every 32 schools, all spellings combined.

Alexandra in English-speaking countries

Alexandra ranks 147^th in Ireland, 155^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 168^th in Ontario (Canada), against 556^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  180^th girls’ name68 babies in 3 years1 girl in 617−2.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  155^th girls’ name61 babies in 3 years1 girl in 651−8.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  147^th girls’ name96 babies in 3 years1 girl in 676−7.7% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  168^th girls’ name187 babies in 3 years1 girl in 826−13.8% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  190^th girls’ name64 babies in 3 years1 girl in 850−4.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  215^th girls’ name680 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,129−10.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  220^th girls’ name4,177 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,157−7.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  276^th girls’ name17 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,324

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Aleksandra15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Alexandra

• Alessia
• Alexia
• Ariana
• Athénaïs
• Georgia
• Angelina
• Elaïa
• Arianna
• Giorgia
• Angela
• Isadora
• Cléophée

See also

• →French names of Greek origin