Alexandera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- al-ig-ZAN-druh
- Origin
- Greek
Alexandera is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alexandera mean?
Greek: variant of Alexandra
“defender of men”
Respelling of Alexandra, the feminine of Alexander.
Is Alexandera a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexandera is a girls' name.
How popular is Alexandera in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the girls named Alexandera in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexandera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,872 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
Nicknames for Alexandera
Names like Alexandera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana, Angelica, Amanda, Angelina, Alessandra, Alejandra, Alexa, Anastasia, Adriana, Alexia, Samantha, Adrianna
Names related to Alexandera
Alexandra, Alexandria, Aleksandra, Alexandrea, Alexzandria, Alexsandra, Alyxandria, Alexzandra
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from 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, “Alexandera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexandera, updated 20 October 2026.