Alexandra

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Alejandra in AR Argentina, MX Mexico, CL Chile and 7 more, Александра in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and 1 more, Aleksandra in PL Poland, SE Sweden, HR Croatia and 1 more and Олександра in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Alexandra is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name1.9M records spelled Alexandra89 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, German, Western Frisian

  Also written Aleksandra, Alexandrae, A-Lexandra, Alex-Andra, Alexandra'

• a separate given name87K records spelled Alexandra2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Canada

  Also written Alex-Andra

• Romanian given name83K records spelled Alexandra3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Moldova, Romania, United States, Spain

• Indonesian given name14K records spelled Alexandra3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Spain, Ecuador

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Alexandra

• a separate given name1.6K records spelled Alexandra10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Peru, Romania

  Also written Alęxändrä, A̲̅l̲̅e̲̅x̲̅a̲̅n̲̅d̲̅r̲̅a̲̅, Älêxåndrä, Ãlexāndrã, Âlëxändrå

94 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Alexandra is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Alexandra

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A female given name from Ancient Greek.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Un alexandra est un cocktail qui mélange du lait chocolaté et de l’alcool (généralement du cognac). Le rapport avec le prénom n’est expliqué par aucun étymologiste.

  as a name·2500 noms propres devenus communs : dictionnaire étymologique (éponymes, antonomases et hypallages)

• In French, Féminin d’Alexandre, du grec Alexandros, « qui protège les hommes »; fêtée le 21 avril.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Version féminine d’Alexandre, du grec, « celle qui repousse ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 125 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alexandra Feodorovnab. 1872RUEmpress consort of Russia (1872–1918)
• Alexandra Kollontaib. 1872RUSoviet diplomat (1872-1952)
• Virginia Woolfb. 1882GBnot in their usual nameEnglish modernist writer (1882–1941)
• Louise Mountbattenb. 1889SEnot in their usual nameQueen consort of Sweden (1950-1965)
• Elizabeth IIb. 1926GBnot in their usual nameQueen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
• Sigourney Weaverb. 1949USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress (born 1949)
• Sasha Cohenb. 1984USnot in their usual nameAmerican figure skater
• Innab. 1986ROnot in their usual nameRomanian singer and songwriter
• Alexandra Daddariob. 1986USAmerican actress (born 1986)
• Alexandra Elbakyanb. 1988KZKazakh computer scientist and founder of Sci-Hub

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,785 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alexandra?

We estimate roughly 1.2 million people bear Alexandra (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Alexandra have the most bearers?

Alexandra is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled александра.

Where is Alexandra most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Alexandra is densest in Poland — about 1 in 98 people — even though Russia holds more of our records for it.

How common is Alexandra compared with other names?

In Russia, Alexandra is the 40th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Alexandra a male or female name?

Alexandra is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Alexandra mean?

Recorded meaning: Latinate feminine form of Alexander.