Alexandro
Meaning
“Spanish/Italian form of Alexander, 'defender of man'”
Alexandro around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Greek Alexandros "defender of men" (alexein "to ward off" + aner "man"), spread from Macedon into every European tradition
The constellation
14 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alexandro peaked in the 1990s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
73,629 people · the #413 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 2,755 · median age 37
Among people named Alexandro living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 855 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alexandro
Most people given the name Alexandro in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alexandro deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Alexandro truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Alexandro fits with your family’s names and surname.
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