Alexandru

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alexandru is a masculine given name, the Romanian form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros, meaning "defender of mankind".

From Wikipedia

Alexandru first appears in the data in 1981 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 34 babies (rank #3,155 that year). In 2024 it was given to 5 boys (rank #12,386). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alexandru

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.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.

600

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alexandru

Alexandru Ioan Cuzarevolutionary · b. 1820
Alexandru Averescuforeign minister · b. 1859
Alexandru Epureanuassociation football player · b. 1986
Alexandru Macedonskiscience fiction writer · b. 1854
Alexandru Chipciuassociation football player · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1981	5	#6,293
1989	5	#7,944
1991	5	#8,260
1992	8	#6,142
1993	7	#6,838
1995	5	#8,910
1996	5	#9,051
1997	10	#5,654
1998	17	#4,022
1999	13	#5,048
2000	16	#4,581
2001	22	#3,723
2002	18	#4,325
2003	20	#4,119
2004	26	#3,537
2005	22	#4,063
2006	34	#3,155
2007	33	#3,314
2008	20	#4,721
2009	32	#3,401
2010	18	#5,052
2011	28	#3,697
2012	26	#3,900
2013	21	#4,469
2014	33	#3,302
2015	26	#3,987
2016	20	#4,781
2017	21	#4,597
2018	21	#4,611
2019	17	#5,344
2020	13	#6,306
2021	12	#6,710
2022	8	#9,011
2023	8	#8,951
2024	5	#12,386