Alessandra
Girl · a-le-SAN-dra · Greek
Alessandra is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 443rd for girls in the US (697 babies).
What does Alessandra mean?
Greek: Italian form of Alexandra
“defender of men”
The Italian form of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander.
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Is Alessandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessandra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 697 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alessandra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Alessandra, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,286th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 43 girls.
Half of all the girls named Alessandra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,639th in England and Wales.
Alessandra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 14 | #2,057 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,497 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,286 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,274 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,284 |
| 2016 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,988 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 43 | #930 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,430 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,421 |
| 2010 | 26 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 23 | #1,087 |
| 2002 | 29 | #884 |
| 2001 | 20 | #1,118 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 31 | #822 |
| 1996 | 23 | #958 |
How popular is Alessandra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #443among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 697about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 697 girls in the US were named Alessandra, making it the 443rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 368th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 1,141 girls. It first appears in the records in 1943.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Alessandra than any year since 2009.
Half of all the girls named Alessandra in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alessandra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 697 | #443 |
| 2024 | 724 | #426 |
| 2023 | 788 | #390 |
| 2022 | 822 | #380 |
| 2021 | 789 | #403 |
| 2020 | 843 | #368 |
| 2019 | 1,003 | #320 |
| 2018 | 1,009 | #324 |
| 2017 | 1,036 | #315 |
| 2016 | 1,070 | #305 |
| 2015 | 1,141 | #276 |
| 2014 | 1,082 | #301 |
| 2013 | 1,065 | #301 |
| 2012 | 923 | #344 |
| 2011 | 792 | #398 |
| 2010 | 830 | #386 |
| 2009 | 658 | #471 |
| 2008 | 785 | #408 |
| 2007 | 858 | #384 |
| 2006 | 897 | #361 |
| 2005 | 664 | #457 |
| 2004 | 569 | #509 |
| 2003 | 459 | #596 |
| 2002 | 394 | #643 |
| 2001 | 346 | #709 |
| 2000 | 359 | #672 |
| 1999 | 312 | #722 |
| 1998 | 284 | #757 |
| 1997 | 273 | #769 |
| 1996 | 264 | #786 |
| 1995 | 253 | #786 |
| 1994 | 233 | #851 |
| 1993 | 199 | #948 |
| 1992 | 248 | #808 |
| 1991 | 215 | #902 |
| 1990 | 237 | #826 |
| 1989 | 214 | #860 |
| 1988 | 220 | #829 |
| 1987 | 176 | #931 |
| 1986 | 141 | #1,065 |
| 1985 | 111 | #1,232 |
| 1984 | 84 | #1,388 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,960 |
| 1982 | 53 | #1,965 |
| 1981 | 41 | #2,375 |
| 1980 | 43 | #2,278 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 28 | #2,859 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 30 | #2,601 |
| 1975 | 33 | #2,411 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,885 |
| 1972 | 29 | #2,451 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,704 |
| 1968 | 37 | #1,975 |
| 1967 | 23 | #2,558 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 |
| 1963 | 14 | #3,457 |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,435 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #4,690 |
Nicknames for Alessandra
Names like Alessandra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana Athena Alexandra Ariella Arabella Eliana Aria Amara Alora Ava Sophia Francesca
Other spellings of Alessandra
Names related to Alessandra
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