Alexandre
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-lek-SAHNDR
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,145 for boys
Alexandre is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 2,145th for boys in the US (67 babies).
What does Alexandre mean?
Greek: French and Portuguese form of Alexander
“defender of men”
The French and Portuguese form of Alexander; Alexandre Dumas wrote The Three Musketeers.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Alexandre a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexandre is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 67 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexandre in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Alexandre, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 55 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Alexandre since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Alexandre in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Alexandre in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 22 | #1,311 |
| 2023 | 26 | #1,190 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,134 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,078 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 33 | #980 |
| 2017 | 42 | #844 |
| 2016 | 35 | #956 |
| 2015 | 38 | #891 |
| 2014 | 45 | #773 |
| 2013 | 40 | #843 |
| 2012 | 43 | #815 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 47 | #727 |
| 2009 | 39 | #818 |
| 2008 | 41 | #780 |
| 2007 | 39 | #779 |
| 2006 | 55 | #589 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 41 | #649 |
| 2003 | 44 | #582 |
| 2002 | 29 | #733 |
| 2001 | 29 | #691 |
| 2000 | 39 | #562 |
| 1999 | 36 | #585 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 38 | #535 |
| 1996 | 28 | #629 |
How popular is Alexandre in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,145th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 25,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 67 boys in the US were named Alexandre, making it the 2,145th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,679th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 173 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915.
Half of all the boys named Alexandre in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexandre in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #2,145 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2,098 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,574 |
| 2022 | 53 | #2,562 |
| 2021 | 80 | #1,902 |
| 2020 | 94 | #1,679 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,041 |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,100 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,003 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,663 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1,491 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,641 |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,528 |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2011 | 120 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 140 | #1,250 |
| 2009 | 130 | #1,331 |
| 2008 | 151 | #1,180 |
| 2007 | 150 | #1,176 |
| 2006 | 142 | #1,185 |
| 2005 | 165 | #1,020 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,100 |
| 2003 | 173 | #945 |
| 2002 | 154 | #1,007 |
| 2001 | 118 | #1,166 |
| 2000 | 146 | #1,004 |
| 1999 | 141 | #994 |
| 1998 | 154 | #920 |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,014 |
| 1996 | 131 | #967 |
| 1995 | 136 | #950 |
| 1994 | 147 | #894 |
| 1993 | 143 | #891 |
| 1992 | 121 | #980 |
| 1991 | 128 | #932 |
| 1990 | 121 | #933 |
| 1989 | 99 | #1,033 |
| 1988 | 97 | #982 |
| 1987 | 79 | #1,076 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,146 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,250 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,513 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,616 |
| 1977 | 38 | #1,490 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 27 | #1,786 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,035 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,852 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,367 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
Nicknames for Alexandre
- Alex 280 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexandre
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke, Joshua, Alex, Lucas, Adam, Ali, Zachary, Sebastian, Jude, Ethan, Benjamin, Andre
Names related to Alexandre
Alexander, Aleksander, Alexandru, Aleksandar, Aleksandr, Alexandr, Alexandro, Alexzander, Alekzander, Aleczander
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, 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, “Alexandre: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexandre, updated 20 October 2026.