Alexandra

Where Alexandra comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).
— Wiktionary's entry for Alexandra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1872
    Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) born
    Empress consort of Russia
  2. 1894
    First appearance
    #1,485 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1986
    Alexandra Daddario born
    American actress
  4. 1995
    Peak, #26
    10,160 babies named Alexandra — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #61.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Alexandra Daddario · American actress, born 1986
  • Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse) · Empress consort of Russia, 1872–1918
  • Alexandra of Denmark · Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910, 1844–1925
  • Alexandra David-Néel · French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer, 1868–1969
  • Alexandra Stan · Romanian singer, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.