Meaning
We don’t have a verified meaning for Alexandra.
We only publish meanings we can cite to a source you could check yourself. Most sites will give you one anyway; the ones you find elsewhere are often copied between sites without verification.
Its story
Popularity since 1894
Hover over or drag across the chart to see any year.
See the 125 recorded years as a table
| Year | Per million |
|---|---|
| 1894 | 22 |
| 1895 | 34 |
| 1902 | 38 |
| 1903 | 31 |
| 1905 | 31 |
| 1906 | 24 |
| 1907 | 28 |
| 1908 | 18 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 31 |
| 1912 | 39 |
| 1913 | 24 |
| 1914 | 46 |
| 1915 | 50 |
| 1916 | 43 |
| 1917 | 43 |
| 1918 | 41 |
| 1919 | 40 |
| 1920 | 30 |
| 1921 | 36 |
| 1922 | 28 |
| 1923 | 36 |
| 1924 | 32 |
| 1925 | 32 |
| 1926 | 34 |
| 1927 | 34 |
| 1928 | 25 |
| 1929 | 21 |
| 1930 | 29 |
| 1931 | 16 |
| 1932 | 25 |
| 1933 | 41 |
| 1934 | 46 |
| 1935 | 43 |
| 1936 | 51 |
| 1937 | 44 |
| 1938 | 60 |
| 1939 | 61 |
| 1940 | 56 |
| 1941 | 55 |
| 1942 | 89 |
| 1943 | 89 |
| 1944 | 90 |
| 1945 | 89 |
| 1946 | 85 |
| 1947 | 83 |
| 1948 | 75 |
| 1949 | 88 |
| 1950 | 68 |
| 1951 | 76 |
| 1952 | 88 |
| 1953 | 77 |
| 1954 | 86 |
| 1955 | 81 |
| 1956 | 86 |
| 1957 | 86 |
| 1958 | 85 |
| 1959 | 96 |
| 1960 | 100 |
| 1961 | 108 |
| 1962 | 109 |
| 1963 | 122 |
| 1964 | 156 |
| 1965 | 173 |
| 1966 | 187 |
| 1967 | 233 |
| 1968 | 318 |
| 1969 | 325 |
| 1970 | 358 |
| 1971 | 347 |
| 1972 | 410 |
| 1973 | 463 |
| 1974 | 482 |
| 1975 | 496 |
| 1976 | 472 |
| 1977 | 486 |
| 1978 | 499 |
| 1979 | 515 |
| 1980 | 526 |
| 1981 | 724 |
| 1982 | 902 |
| 1983 | 1,017 |
| 1984 | 1,671 |
| 1985 | 1,753 |
| 1986 | 2,220 |
| 1987 | 3,002 |
| 1988 | 3,915 |
| 1989 | 4,166 |
| 1990 | 4,481 |
| 1991 | 5,045 |
| 1992 | 5,543 |
| 1993 | 5,905 |
| 1994 | 5,726 |
| 1995 | 5,777 |
| 1996 | 5,719 |
| 1997 | 5,028 |
| 1998 | 4,872 |
| 1999 | 4,602 |
| 2000 | 4,157 |
| 2001 | 3,913 |
| 2002 | 3,860 |
| 2003 | 3,582 |
| 2004 | 3,608 |
| 2005 | 3,420 |
| 2006 | 3,209 |
| 2007 | 2,785 |
| 2008 | 2,439 |
| 2009 | 2,268 |
| 2010 | 2,262 |
| 2011 | 2,064 |
| 2012 | 1,978 |
| 2013 | 2,000 |
| 2014 | 1,856 |
| 2015 | 1,685 |
| 2016 | 1,611 |
| 2017 | 1,510 |
| 2018 | 1,417 |
| 2019 | 1,271 |
| 2020 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,052 |
| 2022 | 946 |
| 2023 | 918 |
| 2024 | 858 |
| 2025 | 818 |
Where it’s loved
Most popular in these states
Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
- Connecticut 2.8×
- Massachusetts 2.0×
- Maryland 1.9×
- New Jersey 1.8×
- New York 1.8×
More like it
More like Alexandra
- Alexandre, Sounds similar
- Alexander, Sounds similar
- Alexandria, Sounds similar
- Alexandera, Sounds similar
- Alyxandria, Sounds similar
- Aleczandria, Sounds similar
- Alexanndra, Sounds similar
- Alexaundra, Sounds similar
- Alexaundrea, Sounds similar
- Alixandrea, Sounds similar
- Alaxandra, Sounds similar
- Alaxandria, Sounds similar
The numbers
Every figure
- Births in 2025
- 1,314
- Rank in 2025
- #237
- How rare
- 1 in 1,223 girls
- Since 1894
- 245,451
Most popular in 1993, at 5,905 per million girls born.
Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 51% per million girls born.
| State | Times the national rate | Births pooled |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2.8× | 83 |
| Massachusetts | 2.0× | 125 |
| Maryland | 1.9× | 101 |
| New Jersey | 1.8× | 166 |
| New York | 1.8× | 360 |
Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.