Alexandra is a girl name family recorded 961,653 times in 30 countries since 1894. It ranks highest today in Bulgaria (#9 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Poland in 2000, at 2,864.2 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Alejandra (Argentina, Spain), Aleksandra (Poland, Kazakhstan), Alessandra (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Alexandra
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | Catalan | 246,320 | 🇺🇸 United States | #237 | 1993 | ▼ 51 % |
| Alexandra | Catalan | 93,530 | 🇫🇷 France | #536 | 1978 | ▼ 51 % |
| Alexandra | Catalan | 19,657 | 🏴 England & Wales | #231 | 1996 | ▼ 50 % |
| Alexandra | Catalan | 15,670 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #160 | 1993 | ▼ 61 % |
| Alexandra | Catalan | 12,949 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #368 | 1992 | ▼ 74 % |
| Alexandra | Catalan | 9,094 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #664 | 2007 | ▼ 46 % |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 154,203 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #459 | 1972 | ▼ 57 % |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 54,545 | 🇺🇸 United States | #604 | 1994 | ▼ 23 % |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 32,856 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #31 | 2010 | – |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 5,328 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #240 | 1974 | ▼ 81 % |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 1,560 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #95 | 2005 | ▲ 14 % |
| Alejandra | Spanish | 162 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2005 | – |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 157,502 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #28 | 2000 | ▼ 62 % |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 21,348 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #181 | 2001 | ▼ 65 % |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 5,623 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | #9 | 2011 | – |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 3,110 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3296 | 2008 | ▼ 53 % |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 1,862 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1407 | 2010 | ▼ 76 % |
| Aleksandra | Polish | 621 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #204 | 1992 | ▼ 16 % |
| Alessandra | Italian | 31,976 | 🇮🇹 Italy | – | 2004 | – |
| Alessandra | Italian | 24,836 | 🇺🇸 United States | #443 | 2015 | ▼ 32 % |
| Alessandra | Italian | 1,228 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1018 | 2014 | ▼ 75 % |
| Alessandra | Italian | 973 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1819 | 2006 | ▼ 50 % |
| Alessandra | Italian | 850 | 🇫🇷 France | #2630 | 2012 | ▼ 58 % |
| Alessandra | Italian | 632 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1639 | 2013 | ▲ 47 % |
| Alexandrea | English | 8,656 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7491 | 1995 | ▼ 77 % |
| Alexandrea | English | 240 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1998 | – |
| Alexandrea | English | 57 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2001 | – |
| Alexandrea | English | 18 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 2000 | – |
| Alexandrea | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1991 | – |
| Alesandra | Italian | 897 | 🇺🇸 United States | #10107 | 2008 | ▼ 34 % |
| Alesandra | Italian | 151 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2006 | – |
| Alesandra | Italian | 5 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1974 | – |
| Oleksandra | Ukrainian | 409 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #203 | 2022 | ▲ 587 % |
| Oleksandra | Ukrainian | 22 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2006 | – |
| Oleksandra | Ukrainian | 11 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1972 | – |
| Oleksandra | Ukrainian | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2023 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Alexandra ↔ Aleksandra — checked by hand
- Alexandra ↔ Alessandra — checked by hand
- Alexandra ↔ Alejandra — checked by hand
- Alexandra ↔ Oleksandra — checked by hand
- Alejandra ↔ Alexandrea — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Alessandra ↔ Alesandra — spelling variant
Questions about Alexandra
How popular is the name Alexandra?
In 2025 it ranked #9 in Bulgaria. Official registers record 961,653 births across 30 countries.
What is Alexandra in other languages?
Alejandra (Spanish); Aleksandra (Polish); Alessandra (Italian); Alexandrea (English); Alesandra (Italian); Oleksandra (Ukrainian).
When was Alexandra most popular?
It peaked in Poland in 2000, at 2,864.2 births per 100,000.
Is Alexandra a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Alexandra is a girl name.