Alessandro
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-le-SAN-droh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #936 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #497 for boys
Alessandro is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 497th for boys in the US (608 babies).
What does Alessandro mean?
Greek: Italian form of Alexander
“defender of men”
The Italian form of Alexander; Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), inventor of the battery, gave his name to the volt.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alessandro a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessandro is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the UK and 608 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alessandro in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 936th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36 about 1 in 8,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Alessandro, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 617th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 73 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Alessandro since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Alessandro in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 873rd in England and Wales.
Alessandro in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #936 |
| 2024 | 44 | #824 |
| 2023 | 59 | #663 |
| 2022 | 49 | #752 |
| 2021 | 62 | #654 |
| 2020 | 65 | #617 |
| 2019 | 71 | #588 |
| 2018 | 65 | #621 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 65 | #618 |
| 2015 | 47 | #764 |
| 2014 | 55 | #673 |
| 2013 | 63 | #617 |
| 2012 | 53 | #701 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 61 | #614 |
| 2009 | 73 | #526 |
| 2008 | 64 | #578 |
| 2007 | 58 | #587 |
| 2006 | 64 | #528 |
| 2005 | 66 | #481 |
| 2004 | 52 | #549 |
| 2003 | 64 | #447 |
| 2002 | 50 | #491 |
| 2001 | 43 | #524 |
| 2000 | 63 | #405 |
| 1999 | 45 | #509 |
| 1998 | 55 | #441 |
| 1997 | 53 | #439 |
| 1996 | 40 | #494 |
How popular is Alessandro in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 497th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 608 about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 608 boys in the US were named Alessandro, making it the 497th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 625th. It first appears in the records in 1933.
2025 had the most boys named Alessandro of any year since it first appeared, in 1933.
Half of all the boys named Alessandro in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 617 boys in the US were given Alessandro or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #492, up from #497 for this spelling alone.
- Alessandro 608
- Alesandro 9
Alessandro in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 608 | #497 |
| 2024 | 539 | #554 |
| 2023 | 555 | #533 |
| 2022 | 547 | #541 |
| 2021 | 455 | #610 |
| 2020 | 429 | #625 |
| 2019 | 449 | #608 |
| 2018 | 454 | #603 |
| 2017 | 401 | #646 |
| 2016 | 368 | #681 |
| 2015 | 370 | #683 |
| 2014 | 422 | #626 |
| 2013 | 389 | #634 |
| 2012 | 342 | #692 |
| 2011 | 364 | #642 |
| 2010 | 351 | #677 |
| 2009 | 379 | #654 |
| 2008 | 396 | #623 |
| 2007 | 326 | #710 |
| 2006 | 385 | #616 |
| 2005 | 315 | #669 |
| 2004 | 299 | #676 |
| 2003 | 263 | #710 |
| 2002 | 248 | #714 |
| 2001 | 159 | #967 |
| 2000 | 162 | #937 |
| 1999 | 169 | #887 |
| 1998 | 163 | #892 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,140 |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,069 |
| 1995 | 90 | #1,216 |
| 1994 | 110 | #1,059 |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,211 |
| 1992 | 88 | #1,183 |
| 1991 | 80 | #1,239 |
| 1990 | 74 | #1,282 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,126 |
| 1988 | 62 | #1,303 |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,335 |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,333 |
| 1985 | 51 | #1,353 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,421 |
| 1983 | 38 | #1,561 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1979 | 34 | #1,670 |
| 1978 | 29 | #1,794 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,707 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,744 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,793 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,917 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,185 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
Nicknames for Alessandro
- Sandro 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alessandro
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Nico, Leonardo, Santiago, Arlo, Sebastian, Lucas, Alexander, Angelo, Enzo, Lorenzo, Diego
Other spellings of Alessandro
Names related to Alessandro
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Alessandro: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alessandro, updated 20 October 2026.