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 1996 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 100 babies (rank #421 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

628

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

100

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
1996	3	#2,905
2000	4	#2,526
2001	4	#2,610
2002	4	#2,674
2003	6	#2,204
2004	8	#1,891
2005	23	#956
2006	9	#1,902
2007	24	#1,019
2008	38	#757
2009	28	#945
2010	62	#552
2011	38	#798
2012	47	#705
2013	62	#570
2014	72	#527
2015	96	#429
2016	100	#421