Alexandru
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-lek-SAN-droo
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #709 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Alexandru is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of men”. In 2025 it ranked 709th for boys in the UK (55 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Alexandru mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Alexander
“defender of men”
Alexandru Ioan Cuza united Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859, laying the foundations of modern Romania.
Is Alexandru a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexandru is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 55 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Alexandru in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 709th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55 about 1 in 5,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the UK were named Alexandru, making it the 709th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 317th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 182 boys.
Half of all the boys named Alexandru in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 658th in England and Wales.
Alexandru in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #709 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 101 | #441 |
| 2022 | 99 | #455 |
| 2021 | 133 | #373 |
| 2020 | 159 | #317 |
| 2019 | 182 | #298 |
| 2018 | 165 | #324 |
| 2017 | 162 | #343 |
| 2016 | 103 | #449 |
| 2015 | 101 | #452 |
| 2014 | 73 | #568 |
| 2013 | 64 | #608 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 38 | #859 |
| 2010 | 64 | #596 |
| 2009 | 28 | #1,032 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 24 | #1,102 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Alexandru in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Alexandru, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Alexandru in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alexandru in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Nicknames for Alexandru
- Alex 280 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Alexandru
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian, Luca, Axel, Theo, Asher, Nico, Lucas, Aleksander, Elijah, Atlas, Ali, Hudson
Names related to Alexandru
Alexander, Alexandre, Aleksandar, Aleksandr, Alexandr, Alexandro, Alexzander, Alekzander
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena, Christopher
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, “Alexandru: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alexandru, updated 20 October 2026.