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Alessandra

Pronounced AE2 L EH0 S AE1 N D R AA0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2015
  • 82 years in use
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How popular is Alessandra?

Alessandra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1943. It has been given to 24,180 children — the 828th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2015, when 1,141 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE2 L EH0 S AE1 N D R AA0
Stress pattern:
2010
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Alessandra

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Alessandra

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Alessandra?
Alessandra ranks 828th among girls' names in US records, with 24,180 births since 1943. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,228.
Is Alessandra a unisex name?
No. Alessandra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Alessandra most popular?
2015, when 1,141 children were given the name. It has been in use for 82 years and is still recorded as of 2024.