How Many People Are Named Alexandra?
people named Alexandra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,424 people in the US has this name
Based on 246,320 babies named Alexandra in Social Security records from 1894 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
10,720 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Alexandra (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Alexandra alive today is about 27 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Alexandra first appears in the records in 1894 and was given most often in 1993, to 10,720 babies. In 2025, 1,314 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1894 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Alexandra never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #26, in 1995 to 1996, and it was in the top 100 for 32 years, 1984 to 2015. In 2025 it ranked #237.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #237 |
| Best rank | #26 (1995 to 1996) |
| Years in the top 100 | 32 (1984 to 2015) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #28 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Alexandra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Alexandra were born in California than in any other state: about 34,722 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Alexandra was given 2.8 times as often in District of Columbia, 2.1 times in Rhode Island and 2 times in Connecticut.
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