Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Alexandra

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Protector Of Mankind
Defender of mankind; feminine form of Alexander
CzechAlexander
Defender of mankind; feminine form of
English
Hungarian
Italian
Swedish

Syllables

4

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alexandra

Famous People

Actress Alexandra Paul, Educator Alexa Canady, Explorer Alexandra David-Neel

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jessica Lange, Daughter of Barry Gibb, Daughter of Whoopi Goldberg, Daughter of Dustin Hoffman, Daughter of Christopher Reeve, Daughter of Keith Richards, Daughter of Leo Tolstoy, Daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1035, 99 births); most recent 2021 (rank #12141, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #28, 10,676 births); most recent 2025 (rank #237, 1,314 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,314
2024–1,387
2023–1,473
2022–1,551
202151,725
202051,966
2019–2,133
2018–2,410
2017–2,605
2016–2,855

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

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #38, 1,595 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 202 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025202
2024226
2023252
2022281
2021318
2020366
2019436
2018463
2017460
2016502

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 1995 (rank #2448, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #19, 4,693 births); most recent 2023 (rank #515, 94 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–94
2022–106
2021–128
2020–144
2019–153
2018–169
2017–178
2016–198
2015–219
2014–241

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

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #67, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #141, 32 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202532
202432
202332
202244
202152
202047
201965
201851
201754
201664

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

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #54, 118 births); most recent 2025 (rank #183, 22 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202522
202423
202319
202226
202118
202029
201928
201833
201745
201658

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 Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #45, 52 births); most recent 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20255
20246
20236
202212
20219
202010
201916
201824
201716
201618

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #10, 199 births); most recent 2023 (rank #132, 22 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202322
202219
202120
202038
201937
201829
201739
201638
201545
201436

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