Alexandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “to defend.” In 2024 it was given to 1,387 girls in the United States.
Alexandra belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “to defend” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Alexandra first appears in Social Security records in 1894. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #26 in 1995, and in 2024 1,387 babies received the name — 244,128 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Alexandra means “to defend” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Alexandra is a girl name. In 2024, 1,387 babies received the name in the US.
Alexandra comes from the Greek tradition.
Alexandra first appears in US records in 1894. Its best-ever ranking was #26 in 1995, and 1,387 babies were given the name in 2024.
Alexandra is pronounced /ˌæ.lɪɡˈzæn.dɹə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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