Alexandria

Variation of Alexandra, Greek

"defending men"

Alexandria Origin and Meaning

The name Alexandria is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Alexandria turns classic Alexandra into a more distinctive place-name, in both Egypt and Virginia, while also giving it a touchy of frilliness. The name peaked in the 90s when it entered the US Top 100 for the first time, but has since been on decline.

Given to around 750 babies in a recent year, it is about half as popular as Alexandra. Many in the US at least may now associate it with the American Democratic politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC).

Alexandria Rank in US Top 1000

# 404 in the US

Alexandria Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 686 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alexandria

• 404 US 2023
• 686 Nameberry 2025
• 989 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Alexandria

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Famous People Named Alexandria

• Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, U.S. Congresswoman from New York
• Alexandria "Allie" DeBerry American actress
• Alexandria von Bromssen American fashion designer ("Project Runway")
• Alexandria "Allie" Quigley American basketball player
• Alexandria "Allie" Trimm American actress and singer
• Alexandria "Alex" Sharpe Irish soprano singer and actress
• Alexandria Zahra "Lexi" Jones daughter of singer David Bowie and model Iman
• Alexandria Claire Francis (b. 2014) daughter of "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis; twin sister Athena Olivia Francis

The name Alexandria in Pop Culture

• Alexandria "Alex" Dunphy character on TV's "Modern Family"
• Alexandria DeWitt character on TV series "227"
• Alexandria "Alex" St. John character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Alexandria Egypt
• Alexandria Virginia, USA
• Alexandria Hypatia character in video game "Dishonored 2"
• Alexandria Safe Zone, a location in "The Walking Dead" comic book and AMC TV series