Alexandre

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Alexander in US United States, VE Venezuela, DE Germany and 7 more, Alejandro in AR Argentina, MX Mexico, ES Spain and 5 more, Александр in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and 2 more and Олександр 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 19 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◐

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

• a separate given name15K records spelled Alexandre4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium

  Also written Alex-Andre, Aléxandre, Alexandré

• Finnish given name7.2K records spelled Alexandre3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, United States, Estonia, Switzerland

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Alëxandre

• Polish given name6.2K records spelled Alexandre2 spellings in the group

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

  Also written Alexandré

• Danish given name5.0K records spelled Alexandre9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Norway, United States, Canada

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian

  Also written Alexandré, Ãlexåndre, Ãlexaandre

• Italian given name2.5K records spelled Alexandre6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Italy, United States, Canada, Belgium

  Also written Alëxandrë, Aléxàndre, Alexàndre, Alèxàndrè, Alexandré

97 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●

Alexandre 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 male given name, equivalent to English Alexander

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

• In French, Du nom grec Alexandros, de alexein « repousser, défendre, protéger » et andros « homme », donc « défenseur d’hommes ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire des noms de famille du Canada français. Anthroponymie et généalogie. 2e édition

• In French, Du grec Alexandros, « qui repousse/protège les hommes »; fêté le 22 avril (saint Alexandre).

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du grec, « homme qui repousse »; lié à Alexandros.

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

• In French, Du grec Alexandros, « défenseur des hommes ».

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

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●

RE INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (births by department), dpt 974 (Réunion) — 124 years between 1900–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Alexander I of Russiab. 1777RUnot in their usual nameThe tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825)
• Alexander III of Russiab. 1845RUnot in their usual nameEmperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894
• Aleksandr Popovb. 1859RUnot in their usual nameRussian physicist (1859–1906)
• Alexander Scriabinb. 1872RUnot in their usual nameRussian composer and pianist (1872–1915)
• Aleksandr Vasil'evič Kolčakb. 1874RUnot in their usual nameRussian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)
• Aleksandr Blokb. 1880RUnot in their usual nameRussian poet (1880–1921)
• Alexander Friedmannb. 1888RUnot in their usual nameRussian mathematician (1888-1925)
• Alexander Alekhineb. 1892FRnot in their usual nameRussian-French chess player (1892–1946)
• Alexander Pokryshkinb. 1913RUnot in their usual nameSoviet aviator (1913-1985)
• Xanana Gusmãob. 1946TLnot in their usual namePrime Minister and former President of East Timor

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 · 1,158 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alexandre?

We estimate roughly 1.9 million people bear Alexandre (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Alexandre have the most bearers?

Alexandre is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled александр.

How common is Alexandre compared with other names?

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

Is Alexandre a male or female name?

Alexandre is a male 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 Alexandre mean?

Recorded meaning: A male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.