Alexandria

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Alexandria is a feminine given name, derived from Alexander the Great and the towns he named, most notably the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria was the 352nd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2021.

From Wikipedia

Alexandria first appears in the data in 1902 and has been recorded in 121 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 5,027 babies (rank #69 that year). In 2024 it was given to 675 girls (rank #463). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alexandria

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

104,116

Total babies (all years)

121

Years in the data

5,027

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alexandria

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezeducational strategist · b. 1989
Alexandria Villaseñorclimate activist · b. 2005

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1902	6	#1,600
1904	7	#1,491
1905	5	#1,938
1907	7	#1,644
1908	6	#1,871
1909	13	#1,152
1910	16	#1,113
1911	12	#1,374
1912	17	#1,299
1913	25	#1,090
1914	31	#1,080
1915	33	#1,192
1916	38	#1,147
1917	37	#1,183
1918	43	#1,129
1919	44	#1,105
1920	37	#1,256
1921	39	#1,237
1922	31	#1,464
1923	39	#1,245
1924	34	#1,411
1925	33	#1,410
1926	38	#1,264
1927	27	#1,587
1928	32	#1,366
1929	26	#1,527
1930	27	#1,501
1931	12	#2,427
1932	14	#2,237
1933	14	#2,162
1934	11	#2,570
1935	19	#1,780
1936	18	#1,802
1937	17	#1,915
1938	19	#1,805
1939	25	#1,514
1940	22	#1,682
1941	29	#1,446
1942	34	#1,387
1943	29	#1,556
1944	25	#1,663
1945	37	#1,312
1946	29	#1,647
1947	34	#1,634
1948	49	#1,314
1949	38	#1,489
1950	31	#1,681
1951	46	#1,383
1952	33	#1,713
1953	39	#1,566
1954	45	#1,506
1955	32	#1,878
1956	61	#1,329
1957	40	#1,705
1958	46	#1,578
1959	37	#1,820
1960	49	#1,597
1961	52	#1,567
1962	53	#1,539
1963	69	#1,330
1964	51	#1,594
1965	69	#1,303
1966	82	#1,178
1967	89	#1,103
1968	86	#1,166
1969	126	#951
1970	134	#949
1971	148	#896
1972	136	#912
1973	130	#934
1974	157	#839
1975	147	#896
1976	146	#902
1977	144	#959
1978	196	#780
1979	186	#836
1980	244	#697
1981	552	#404
1982	592	#390
1983	551	#399
1984	848	#285
1985	855	#289
1986	1,120	#233
1987	1,554	#179
1988	2,275	#124
1989	3,060	#104
1990	3,595	#95
1991	4,470	#78
1992	4,796	#73
1993	5,027	#69
1994	4,840	#73
1995	4,772	#72
1996	4,562	#77
1997	4,234	#78
1998	4,009	#81
1999	3,789	#83
2000	3,549	#91
2001	3,404	#91
2002	3,148	#106
2003	2,752	#123
2004	2,653	#125
2005	2,455	#133
2006	2,335	#147
2007	2,203	#164
2008	1,793	#189
2009	1,643	#200
2010	1,515	#204
2011	1,530	#205
2012	1,522	#205
2013	1,566	#204
2014	1,609	#210
2015	1,542	#212
2016	1,477	#218
2017	1,248	#257
2018	1,183	#282
2019	1,104	#299
2020	983	#320
2021	882	#353
2022	772	#407
2023	760	#403
2024	675	#463