Gender
Origin
- Greek
- defender of mankind
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alexandru
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #3152, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 20 |
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 2019 (rank #270, 179 births); most recent 2025 (rank #659, 55 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2023 | 96 |
| 2022 | 97 |
| 2021 | 128 |
| 2020 | 157 |
| 2019 | 179 |
| 2018 | 162 |
| 2017 | 158 |
| 2016 | 100 |
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 2018 (rank #833, 50 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1032, 35 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2017 | 50 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2014 | 24 |
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 2019 (rank #287, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #390, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 13 |
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 2023 (rank #533, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
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