How popular is the name Alexandra?

Alexandra ranks 186th among girls' names in US records, with 246,850 births since 1894. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,209.

Is Alexandra a unisex name?

No. Alexandra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1993, when 10,682 children were given the name. It has been in use for 131 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#186 of girl names

Pronounced AE2 L EH0 G Z AE1 N D R AH0 (ARPABET)

Alexandra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1894. It has been given to 246,850 children — the 186th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 53% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1993, when 10,682 children were given it.

1993Girls: 10,682Boys: 37

Phonetic detail

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

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

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

How popular is the name Alexandra?: Alexandra ranks 186th among girls' names in US records, with 246,850 births since 1894. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,209.
Is Alexandra a unisex name?: No. Alexandra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Alexandra most popular?: 1993, when 10,682 children were given the name. It has been in use for 131 years and is still recorded as of 2024.