Alexandria
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Meaning
feminine form of Alexander, "defender of men"; also associated with the Egyptian city named for Alexander of Macedon
Goes by Alex, Alexa, Lexi. See all nicknames
The story
Alexandria is a feminine form of Alexander, inheriting Greek elements meaning "defend" or "help" and "man". The usual interpretation is "defender of men". It also has a direct association with the Egyptian city Alexander founded in 331 BCE.
The city’s famous library and community of scholars developed under the Ptolemies, the rulers who followed Alexander. They collected written works, organized scrolls into catalogues and supported study in subjects including mathematics and astronomy.
One example of that research is Eratosthenes’ estimate of the distance around Earth, made around 240 BCE. He compared the midday sun’s angle at Alexandria and at Syene, now Aswan, then used the distance between the two places to estimate the size of the whole planet.
Alex, Alexa and Lexi are recorded short forms of Alexandria. In American birth records, the full name was more common in the 1990s than in either of the following two decades.
Alexandria across languages
One shared root links 18 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Alexandros, "defender of men"; Alexander the Great’s fame and medieval stories helped spread the name in Europe
The constellation
14 more branches of this family
How popular is Alexandria around the world?
In the United States, 4,727 babies were named Alexandria between 2020 and 2025.
Alexandria is on the official records of the United States, Scotland, Canada, South Australia, England and Wales, Austria, Mexico City and Brazil.
United States
1 in 4,600
In the United States, 4,727 babies were named Alexandria between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alexandria peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure. Alexandria went to 1,544 US babies in 2015 and 647 in 2025, 42% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Scotland
1 in 7,600
In Scotland, 6 girls named Alexandria were registered in 2024, the 476th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Canada
1 in 8,300
In Canada, 44 girls named Alexandria were born in 2024, the 647th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 18,0002017
In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Alexandria in 2017.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
England and Wales
1 in 27,000
In England and Wales, 22 girls named Alexandria were born in 2025, ranked 1,407th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Austria
1 in 76,000
In Austria, 1 girl named Alexandria was born in 2025, ranked 1,875th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Mexico City City
1 in 120,000
In Mexico City, there was 1 registration of Alexandria in 2022.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
Brazil
1 in 1M
At the 2022 census, 191 people in Brazil were named Alexandria, ranked 26,287th, with a median age of 45.
Among people named Alexandria living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Argentina
last on record 2017
Alexandria is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Ireland
last on record 2023
Alexandria is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
New Zealand
last on record 2016
Alexandria is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Puerto Rico and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Alexandria
Most people given the name Alexandria in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Alexandria you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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