Alexandra
Top 1000
About Alexandra
Alexandra fell out of the Top 100 for the first time since 1983 in 2015 but is still a popular choice. Strong, tasteful, and elegant, Alexandra remains a chic modern classic with a solid historic pedigree.
Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, which ultimately derived from the Greek components alexein, meaning "to defend," and anēr, "man." In Greek mythology, Alexandra was an epithet of the goddess Hera.
Alexandra was made fashionable in the English-speaking world by the Danish princess who married England's King Edward VII in 1863, and there have been other royal bearers in both Britain and Russia. Alexandra is the present queen's first middle name. Widely used in Russia, Alexandras can be found in the works of Dostoevsky and Chekhov.
International variations include Alessandra and Alejandra. Alexandra offers an array of softer nicknames, from the gender-neutral Alex to the bouncy Lexi to the more dramatic Xandra.
Pronounced al-ig-ZAN-druh.
As of October 2026, Alexandra ranked #237 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #26 in 1996, Nameberry popularity #237.
Editor's take: The name Alexandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #92 | 3,316 | 1,856.3 |
| 2015 | #100 | 3,007 | 1,684.5 |
| 2016 | #110 | 2,855 | 1,611.2 |
| 2017 | #120 | 2,605 | 1,508.9 |
| 2018 | #125 | 2,410 | 1,416.8 |
| 2019 | #130 | 2,133 | 1,270.9 |
| 2020 | #138 | 1,966 | 1,216.2 |
| 2021 | #169 | 1,725 | 1,051.3 |
| 2022 | #190 | 1,551 | 945.7 |
| 2023 | #204 | 1,473 | 918 |
| 2024 | #221 | 1,387 | 856.1 |
| 2025 | #237 | 1,314 | 817.5 |
World rankings
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Alexandra on lists
Famous Alexandras
- Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark
Queen consort of Edward VII of the UK
- Alexandra
Princess of Greece and Denmark, Queen consort of Peter II of Yugoslavia
- Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel
The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, granddaughter of King George V; cousin of Elizabeth II
- Alexandra Christina Manley
Countess of Fredericksborg; ex,wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
- Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; Duchess of Fife; Princess Arthur of Connaught
granddaughter of Edward VII
- Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria of Saxe
Coburg and Gotha, Princess consort of Hohenlohe,Langenburg; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
- Alexandra Friederike Henriette
Princess of Saxe,Altenburg, Grand Duchess Konstantin Iosifovna of Russia
- Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte
Princess of Sayn,Wittgenstein,Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein,Ellguth
- Alexandra Victoria Augusta Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmina
Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg
- Alexandra Nicole Chando
American actress
- Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke
English singer,songwriter
- Alexandra Anna Daddario
American actress and model
- Alexandra du Bois
American composer and violinist
- Alexandra Vyacheslavovna Trusova
Russian figure skater
- Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan
American soccer player
- Alexandra "Aly" Raisman
American gymnast
- Alexandra Jane Paul
Canadian ice dancer
- Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova
Russian ice dancer
- Oleksandra (Alexandra) Yevhenivna Nazarova
Ukrainian ice dancer
- Alexandra Elizabeth Paul
American actress
- Alexandra Fusai
French tennis player
- Alexandra Benjamin Krosney
American actress
- Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston
British actress
- Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge
American actress
- Alexandra Adornetto
Australian novelist
- Alexandra Blaire "Ali" Krieger
American soccer player
- Alexandra Leigh "Alex" Winston
American singer
- Alexandra Park
Australian actress
- Alexandra Linsley "Allie" Long
American soccer player
- Alexandra Barreto
American actress
- Alexandra Elene "Sandy" Maclean Denny
English singer of Fairport Convention
- Alexandra Popp
German football player
- Alexandra Virina "Alex" Scott
English football player
- Alexandra Lowe "Ali" Riley
New Zealand football player
- Alexandra Agiurgiuculese
Italian Rhythmic Gymnast
- Alexandra Kis
Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
- Alexandra Shipp
American actress
- Alexandra Bertrand
daughter of singer Ray Charles
- Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes
American actress; daughter of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
- Alexandra Exton Reeve (b. 1983)
daughter of actor Christopher Reeve
- Alexandra Nicole Richards (b. 1986)
daughter of guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
- Alexandra "Ali" Gibb (b. 1991)
daughter of singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees
- Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine (b. 1991)
Princess of Luxembourg; daughter of Grand Duke Henri
- Alexandra Noel "Alex" McCarthy (b. 1992)
daughter of NFL coach Mike McCarthy
- Alexandra "Lexie" Kelly Wainwright (b. 1993)
daughter of singer Loudon Wainwright III and actress Ritamarie Kelly
- Alexandra Baldwin (b. 1994)
daughter of actor Daniel Baldwin
- Alexandra Louise Astin (b. 1996)
daughter of actor Sean Astin and beauty queen Christine Harrell
- Alexandra "Ally" Romano (b. 1997)
daughter of actor/comedian Ray Romano
- Alexandra Leopoldine Moncada (b. 1998)
daughter of Princess Marie,Esméralda of Belgium
- Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia
Princess of Hanover (b. 1999), daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst August of Hanover
- Alexandra Osteen (b. 1999)
daughter of televangelist Joel Osteen
- Alexandra Belyavskaya (b. 2003)
daughter of actor Aleksandr Belyavsky
- Alexandra Charmaine Maureen Schella (b. 2006)
daughter of TV journalist Catherine Clark and Chad Schella; granddaughter of former Canadian PM Joe Clark
- Alexandra Red Holland (b. 2013)
daughter of Sydney Holland, herself the ex,girlfriend of mogul Sumner Redstone
- Alexandra Kalliope Falcone (b. 2014)
daughter of TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos and Jon Falcone
- Alexandra Kiroi
Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast
- Alexandra Rachael Rabe (b. 2012)
American child actress
- Alexandra Stewart
Contestant and runner-up on Season 1 of Love Island USA
Alexandra in pop culture
- Alexandra “Alex” Parrish
character on TV’s “Quantico”
- Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo
character on TV's 'Wizards of Waverly Place"
- Alexandra "Alex" Rousseau
character on TV's "Lost".
- Alexandra "Alex" Cabot
character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
- Alexandra "Alex" Blake
character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- Alexandra Caroline "Lexie" Grey
character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
- Alexandra
daughter of Cinderella & the Prince on TV's "Once Upon A Time"
- Alexandra Marie "Sasha" Andrews
character in "Zoya" by Danielle Steel
- Alexandra "Alex" Cahill
character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Alexandra Anastasia "Alex" Dunphy
character on TV's "Modern Family"
- Alexandra Cabot
character in the Josie & the Pussycats series
- Alexandra Finch Hancock
Atticus' sister in book/film "To Kill a Mockingbird"
- Alexandra "Alex" Eames
character on TV's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"
- Alexandra "Alex" Danvers
character on TV's "Supergirl"
- Alexandra "Alex"
character in "Oxenfree"
- Alexandra "Alex" Borgia
character on TV's "Law&Order"
- Alexandra “Alex” Crane
character on TV’s “Star”
Variations & nicknames
- AlessandraItalian
- AleksandraRussian