Alessandra

Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: Greek — Italian form of Alexandra

Girl's name · #443 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Alessandra's best rank, #276, came in 2015; it has settled back to #443 today. Roughly 25,000 girls have been named Alessandra since 1943.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#85 in Italy (2024) · #241 in Mexico (2024) · #737 in Ecuador (2025) · #966 in Canada (2025) · #1,180 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,316 in Austria (2025) · #1,639 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,373 in France (2025) · #900 in Sweden (2023) · #883 in Ireland (2021) · #580 in Poland (2018) · #996 in Belgium (2018) and 2 more.

Famous Alessandras

Alessandra Ambrosio — Brazilian model (born 1981)
Alessandra Mussolini — Italian former politician, model and singer (born 1962)
Alessandra Mele — Norwegian-Italian singer (born 2002)
Alessandra Torresani — American actress (born 1987)
Alessandra Mastronardi — Italian actress (born 1986)

What Alessandras become

Among 740 notable people named Alessandra:

Scientists & scholars appear 2.11× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alessandra Buonanno, Italian-American physicist (born 1968).

Similar names: Alejandra · Madilyn · Alondra · Kassandra · Lyric · Alessia

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