Gender
Origin
- Greek
- Protector of mankind
Defender of man - Italian
- Italian form of Alexander defender of man
Syllables
4
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alessandro
Pronunciation
a-lessand-ro, al(e)-ssan-dro
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #497, 608 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 608 |
| 2024 | 539 |
| 2023 | 555 |
| 2022 | 547 |
| 2021 | 454 |
| 2020 | 429 |
| 2019 | 449 |
| 2018 | 454 |
| 2017 | 401 |
| 2016 | 368 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #495, 71 births); most recent 2025 (rank #873, 36 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2022 | 48 |
| 2021 | 61 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2019 | 67 |
| 2018 | 61 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2016 | 60 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #349, 185 births); most recent 2023 (rank #463, 101 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2019 | 126 |
| 2018 | 120 |
| 2017 | 119 |
| 2016 | 132 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2014 | 157 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #443, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #291, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #400, 8 births); most recent 2015 (rank #599, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence