Alexandria
Alexandria was the 474th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 647 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 69th with 5,027 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 262 places. More babies were named Alexandria in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning city of Alexander · Greek
Say it al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh /ˌælɪɡˈzændriə/
- Rank in 2025
- #474 girls, down 154 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 647girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19935,027 babies
- Total since 1880
- 104,778babies recorded
What does the name Alexandria mean?
Alexandria is the city in Egypt founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, named after him; several other cities he founded had the same name. Wiktionary traces it through Latin to Greek Alexandreia. DMNES records Alexandria as a woman's name in 13th-14th-century Italy under Alexandra. Alexander means "defender of men", from Greek alexō, "I defend", and anēr, "man".
Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Ancient Greek, “city of Alexander”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Alexandra, Alexander, Alexa, Andria.
See also: Greek names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alexandria', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexandra', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Alexander', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Nicknames for Alexandria
The usual nicknames for Alexandria are Alex, Lexi and Andria. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Alexandria in the last five years, 82 were named Lexi, against 28 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex · also for Alexander, Alejandro, Alexandra | Traditional | #2,487 | 537 |
| Lexi · also for Alexandra, Alexis, Alexa | Modern | #628 | 3,059 |
| Andria | Modern | #8,913 | 64 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alexandrias go by each one.
Alexandria popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 230 since 1905.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #474 | 647 |
| 2020 | #320 | 983 |
| 2010 | #204 | 1,515 |
| 2000 | #91 | 3,549 |
| 1990 | #95 | 3,595 |
| 1980 | #697 | 244 |
| 1970 | #949 | 134 |
| 1960 | #1,597 | 49 |
| 1950 | #1,681 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,501 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,256 | 37 |
| 1910 | #1,113 | 16 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alexandria, counting every spelling?
Alexandria is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #482 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #474 for Alexandria on its own. Together these spellings went to 658 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 647 | #474 | 3,744 |
| Alexzandria | 11 | #8,888 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alexandria?
647 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alexandria (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alexandria born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alexandria.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alexandria?
About 101,700 people born in the US named Alexandria are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 34. That makes Alexandria mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alexandria by state
How common Alexandria was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Nevada (2.4×), New Mexico (2.2×), Oklahoma (1.9×), Kansas (1.7×), Arizona (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alexandria: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alexandria, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alexandria · Sibling names for Alexandria
Questions about the name Alexandria
What does Alexandria mean?
Alexandria means “city of Alexander” (Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Alexandria?
Alexandria was the 474th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 647 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 69th with 5,027 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 262 places. More babies were named Alexandria in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Alexandria a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alexandria in the US.
Where is Alexandria most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alexandria was most common in Nevada (1.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Mexico and Oklahoma.