Alessandro
2025 SSA
About Alessandro
For anyone seeking a more unusual version of Alexander, this is a real winner.
Notable namesakes include the great Italian opera composer Scarlatti and the influential physicist Alessandro Volta, known primarily for the invention of the battery you use every day — as well as the contemporary hunky actor Alessandro Nivola.
Appealing short forms are Alessio and Sandro (as in Botticelli).
Pronounced al-ig-SAN-droh.
As of October 2026, Alessandro ranked #497 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #400.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #626 | 422 | 219.7 |
| 2015 | #683 | 370 | 193 |
| 2016 | #681 | 368 | 193.9 |
| 2017 | #646 | 401 | 216.6 |
| 2018 | #603 | 454 | 250 |
| 2019 | #608 | 449 | 250.2 |
| 2020 | #626 | 429 | 248.5 |
| 2021 | #612 | 454 | 259.5 |
| 2022 | #541 | 547 | 313.3 |
| 2023 | #530 | 555 | 324.5 |
| 2024 | #549 | 539 | 312.8 |
| 2025 | #497 | 608 | 356 |
World rankings
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Alessandro on lists
Famous Alessandros
- Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi
birth name of Sandro Botticelli, Italian Renaissance painter
- Alessandro "Sandro" Pertini
7th President of Italy
- Alessandro "Sandro" Mazzola
Italian footballer
- Alessandro Del Piero
Italian footballer
- Alessandro Nesta
Italian footballer
- Alessandro "Billy" Costacurta
Italian footballer
- Alessandro Matri
Italian footballer
- Alessandro di Cagliostro aka Giuseppe Balsamo
Italian adventurer and magician
- Alessandro Farnese
Italian cardinal, diplomat and art patron
- Alessandro Diamanti
Italian footballer
- Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito
American actor