Alessandro

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alessandro is a masculine given name, the Italian form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros, meaning "defender of man".

From Wikipedia

Alessandro first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 103 babies (rank #297 that year). In 2024 it was given to 57 boys (rank #510). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Alessandro

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alessandro yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,252

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

103

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alessandro

Alessandro Voltaacademic · b. 1745
Alessandro Manzoninovelist · b. 1785
Alessandro Del Pierocolor commentator · b. 1974
Alessandro Nestaassociation football player · b. 1976
Alessandro Santosassociation football player · b. 1977

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	45	#446
1992	61	#383
1993	52	#415
1994	54	#386
1995	57	#406
1996	60	#388
1997	62	#377
1998	68	#345
1999	78	#310
2000	67	#343
2001	83	#294
2002	74	#312
2003	84	#286
2004	66	#361
2005	85	#308
2006	90	#312
2007	85	#336
2008	103	#297
2009	91	#343
2010	85	#350
2011	90	#334
2012	78	#380
2013	52	#528
2014	63	#470
2015	43	#616
2016	61	#473
2017	67	#442
2018	55	#504
2019	47	#581
2020	44	#593
2021	62	#474
2022	53	#525
2023	30	#829
2024	57	#510