Alixandra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- al-ik-SAN-dra
- Origin
- Greek
Alixandra is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of mankind”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Alixandra mean?
Greek: spelling variant of Alexandra
“defender of mankind”
A spelling variant of Alexandra, the feminine form of Alexander.
Is Alixandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Alixandra is a girls' name.
How popular is Alixandra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 7 girls.
Alixandra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
How popular is Alixandra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Alixandra in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Alixandra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 35 | #3,299 |
| 1996 | 48 | #2,587 |
| 1995 | 52 | #2,451 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 54 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 60 | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 60 | #2,183 |
| 1990 | 38 | #2,952 |
| 1989 | 42 | #2,652 |
| 1988 | 59 | #2,007 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Nicknames for Alixandra
Names like Alixandra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexandra Ariana Victoria Jessica Francesca Angelica Athena Melissa Angelina Alana Anastasia Alessandra
Names related to Alixandra
Aleksandra Alexandria Alexandrea Alexsandra Alyxandra Alexzandria Alyxandria Alexzandra
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe
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, “Alixandra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/alixandra, updated 20 October 2026.