Alexandra

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Alexandra is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander. Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν and ἀνήρ. Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".

From Wikipedia

Alexandra first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,595 babies (rank #38 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alexandra

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alexandra 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.

16,653

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,595

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Alexandra

Alexandra Daddariofilm actor · b. 1986
Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)consort · b. 1872
Alexandra of Denmarkaristocrat · b. 1844
Alexandra David-Néelwomen's rights activist · b. 1868
Alexandra Stanpop singer · b. 1989

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,595	#38
1997	1,381	#43
1998	1,290	#46
1999	1,114	#49
2000	1,049	#48
2001	969	#51
2002	910	#56
2003	766	#67
2004	730	#72
2005	634	#87
2006	602	#89
2007	578	#94
2008	625	#90
2009	692	#87
2010	612	#97
2011	534	#107
2012	498	#116
2013	543	#102
2014	529	#107
2015	500	#116
2016	502	#113