Alexandra

Greek, feminine form of Alexander

"defending men"

Alexandra Origin and Meaning

The name Alexandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "defending men".

Alexandra fell out of the Top 100 for the first time since 1983 in 2015 but is still a popular choice. Strong, tasteful, and elegant, Alexandra remains a chic modern classic with a solid historic pedigree.

Alexandra is the feminine form of Alexander, which ultimately derived from the Greek components alexein, meaning "to defend," and anēr, "man." In Greek mythology, Alexandra was an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Alexandra was made fashionable in the English-speaking world by the Danish princess who married England's King Edward VII in 1863, and there have been other royal bearers in both Britain and Russia. Alexandra is the present queen's first middle name. Widely used in Russia, Alexandras can be found in the works of Dostoevsky and Chekhov.

International variations include Alessandra and Alejandra. Alexandra offers an array of softer nicknames, from the gender-neutral Alex to the bouncy Lexi to the more dramatic Xandra.

Alexandra Rank in US Top 1000

# 204 in the US

Alexandra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 215 on Nameberry

Alexandra Popularity

• 204 US 2023
• 215 Nameberry 2024
• 198 Canada 2023
• 161 England 2021
• 163 Scotland 2022
• 88 Ireland 2019
• 84 Australia 2016
• 83 New Zealand 2014
• 108 Germany 2016
• 67 Portugal 2014
• 105 Mexico 2021
• 32 Iceland 2021
• 190 Switzerland 2022
• 94 Hungary 2023

20 Names Similar to Alexandra

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alexandra.

• Anastasia
• Elizabeth
• Alexandria
• Emily
• Cassandra
• Catherine
• Anna
• Alexia
• Alexa
• Isabella
• Alexis
• Anne
• Katherine
• Victoria
• Alexander
• Adriana
• Emilia
• Caroline
• Hannah
• Abigail

Famous People Named Alexandra

• Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia of Denmark Queen consort of Edward VII of the UK
• Alexandra Princess of Greece and Denmark, Queen consort of Peter II of Yugoslavia
• Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel The Hon. Lady Ogilvy, granddaughter of King George V; cousin of Elizabeth II
• Alexandra Christina Manley Countess of Fredericksborg; ex,wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark
• Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina Louise Duff; Duchess of Fife; Princess Arthur of Connaught granddaughter of Edward VII
• Alexandra Louise Olga Victoria of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, Princess consort of Hohenlohe,Langenburg; granddaughter of Queen Victoria
• Alexandra Friederike Henriette Princess of Saxe,Altenburg, Grand Duchess Konstantin Iosifovna of Russia
• Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte Princess of Sayn,Wittgenstein,Berleburg, Countess von Pfeil und Klein,Ellguth
• Alexandra Victoria Augusta Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmina Princess of Schleswig,Holstein,Sonderburg,Glücksburg
• Alexandra Nicole Chando American actress
• Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke English singer,songwriter
• Alexandra Anna Daddario American actress and model
• Alexandra du Bois American composer and violinist
• Alexandra Vyacheslavovna Trusova Russian figure skater
• Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan American soccer player
• Alexandra "Aly" Raisman American gymnast
• Alexandra Jane Paul Canadian ice dancer
• Alexandra Nikolayevna Stepanova Russian ice dancer
• Oleksandra (Alexandra) Yevhenivna Nazarova Ukrainian ice dancer
• Alexandra Elizabeth Paul American actress
• Alexandra Fusai French tennis player
• Alexandra Benjamin Krosney American actress
• Alexandra Elizabeth "Alex" Kingston British actress
• Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge American actress
• Alexandra Adornetto Australian novelist
• Alexandra Blaire "Ali" Krieger American soccer player
• Alexandra Leigh "Alex" Winston American singer
• Alexandra Park Australian actress
• Alexandra Linsley "Allie" Long American soccer player
• Alexandra Barreto American actress
• Alexandra Elene "Sandy" Maclean Denny English singer of Fairport Convention
• Alexandra Popp German football player
• Alexandra Virina "Alex" Scott English football player
• Alexandra Lowe "Ali" Riley New Zealand football player
• Alexandra Agiurgiuculese Italian Rhythmic Gymnast
• Alexandra Kis Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
• Alexandra Shipp American actress
• Alexandra Bertrand daughter of singer Ray Charles
• Alexandra "Xan" Cassavetes American actress; daughter of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
• Alexandra Exton Reeve (b. 1983) daughter of actor Christopher Reeve
• Alexandra Nicole Richards (b. 1986) daughter of guitarist Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones
• Alexandra "Ali" Gibb (b. 1991) daughter of singer Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees
• Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine (b. 1991) Princess of Luxembourg; daughter of Grand Duke Henri
• Alexandra Noel "Alex" McCarthy (b. 1992) daughter of NFL coach Mike McCarthy
• Alexandra "Lexie" Kelly Wainwright (b. 1993) daughter of singer Loudon Wainwright III and actress Ritamarie Kelly
• Alexandra Baldwin (b. 1994) daughter of actor Daniel Baldwin
• Alexandra Louise Astin (b. 1996) daughter of actor Sean Astin and beauty queen Christine Harrell
• Alexandra "Ally" Romano (b. 1997) daughter of actor/comedian Ray Romano
• Alexandra Leopoldine Moncada (b. 1998) daughter of Princess Marie,Esméralda of Belgium
• Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virginia Princess of Hanover (b. 1999), daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and Prince Ernst August of Hanover
• Alexandra Osteen (b. 1999) daughter of televangelist Joel Osteen
• Alexandra Belyavskaya (b. 2003) daughter of actor Aleksandr Belyavsky
• Alexandra Charmaine Maureen Schella (b. 2006) daughter of TV journalist Catherine Clark and Chad Schella; granddaughter of former Canadian PM Joe Clark
• Alexandra Red Holland (b. 2013) daughter of Sydney Holland, herself the ex,girlfriend of mogul Sumner Redstone
• Alexandra Kalliope Falcone (b. 2014) daughter of TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos and Jon Falcone
• Alexandra Kiroi Bogatyreva, Australian rhythmic gymnast
• Alexandra Rachael Rabe (b. 2012) American child actress

Alexandra in Pop Culture

• Alexandra “Alex” Parrish character on TV’s “Quantico”
• Alexandra Margarita "Alex" Russo character on TV's 'Wizards of Waverly Place"
• Alexandra "Alex" Rousseau character on TV's "Lost".
• Alexandra "Alex" Cabot character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
• Alexandra "Alex" Blake character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
• Alexandra Caroline "Lexie" Grey character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Alexandra daughter of Cinderella & the Prince on TV's "Once Upon A Time"
• Alexandra Marie "Sasha" Andrews character in "Zoya" by Danielle Steel
• Alexandra "Alex" Cahill character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Alexandra Anastasia "Alex" Dunphy character on TV's "Modern Family"
• Alexandra Cabot character in the Josie & the Pussycats series
• Alexandra Finch Hancock Atticus' sister in book/film "To Kill a Mockingbird"
• Alexandra "Alex" Eames character on TV's "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"
• Alexandra "Alex" Danvers character on TV's "Supergirl"
• Alexandra "Alex" character in "Oxenfree"
• Alexandra "Alex" Borgia character on TV's "Law&Order"
• Alexandra “Alex” Crane character on TV’s “Star”