Alessandro Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Alessandro in Italy is a variant of the name Alexander, often connected to Alexander the Great, a briliant king and conqueror in Greece.

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A Deep Dive

Alessandro Overview

Meaning

Defender of mankind

Gender

Boy

Origin

Italian

Etymology

An Italian name derived from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning “defender of mankind”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.ɪˈsæn.droʊ/

Popularity

Alessandro is popular in Italy, ranking #5 in 2022, and is also used in the United States, where it ranked #529 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

4 syllables

Length

10 letters

Numerology

9 (Humanitarian, Selfless, Creative)

Name Styles

Classic, Exotic, Long

Associated Traits

Intelligent, charismatic, strong, creative

Name Day

April 22nd
A Deep Dive

Alessandro Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alexander, Alejandro, Alexandre, Alexandros, Aleksandr, Alessio, Sandro, Alasdair, Alexandru, Sasha

Common Nicknames

Alex, Sandro, Ale, Aless, Sander, Andy, Xander, Al, Sasha, Sandy

Diminutives

Alex, Sandy, Al, Sasha

Famous People

  • Alessandro Volta
    (Italian Physicist)
  • Alessandro Del Piero
    (Italian Soccer Player)
  • Alessandro Gassmann
    (Italian Actor)
  • Alessandro Michele
    (Italian Fashion Designer)
  • Alessandro Nesta
    (Italian Soccer Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Alessandro Volta: The Inventor of the Battery"
    (Documentary)
  • Alessandro Juliani
    ("Battlestar Galactica," TV Series)
  • Alessandro Nivola
    ("Face/Off," Film)
  • Alessandro Stradella
    ("Stradella," Opera)

What Is the Meaning of Alessandro?

Alessandro means “defender of mankind,” reflecting a strong sense of protection and leadership.

What Is the Origin of The Name Alessandro?

Alessandro is of Italian origin, coming from the Greek name Alexandros.

Alessandro Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Alessandro in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6122021#5412022#5292023
Top 3 Rankings#5292023#5412022#6012018

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Alessandro

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023529
(+12 from 2022)
555
(+8 from 2022)
0.03031
2022541
(+71 from 2021)
547
(+93 from 2021)
0.02920
2021612
(+12 from 2020)
454
(+25 from 2020)
0.02423
2020624
(-16 from 2019)
429
(-20 from 2019)
0.02319
2019608
(-7 from 2018)
449
(-5 from 2018)
0.02336
2018601
(+45 from 2017)
454
(+53 from 2017)
0.02336
2017646
(+36 from 2016)
401
(+34 from 2016)
0.02026
2016682
(+1 from 2015)
367
(-3 from 2015)
0.01812
2015683
(-57 from 2014)
370
(-52 from 2014)
0.01810
2014626
(+8 from 2013)
422
(+33 from 2013)
0.02059
2013634
(+58 from 2012)
389
(+47 from 2012)
0.01925
2012692
(-50 from 2011)
342
(-22 from 2011)
0.01685
2011642
(+35 from 2010)
364
(+13 from 2010)
0.01792
2010677
(-23 from 2009)
351
(-28 from 2009)
0.01709
2009654
(-31 from 2008)
379
(-17 from 2008)
0.01787
2008623
(+87 from 2007)
396
(+70 from 2007)
0.01816
2007710
(-94 from 2006)
326
(-59 from 2006)
0.01472
2006616
(+53 from 2005)
385
(+70 from 2005)
0.01756
2005669
(+7 from 2004)
315
(+16 from 2004)
0.01481
2004676
(+34 from 2003)
299
(+36 from 2003)
0.01415
2003710
(+4 from 2002)
263
(+15 from 2002)
0.01252
2002714
(+254 from 2001)
248
(+89 from 2001)
0.01200
2001968
(-29 from 2000)
159
(-3 from 2000)
0.00769
2000939
(-50 from 1999)
162
(-7 from 1999)
0.00776
1999889
(+4 from 1998)
169
(+6 from 1998)
0.00829
1998893
(+250 from 1997)
163
(+55 from 1997)
0.00804
19971143
(-72 from 1996)
108
(-5 from 1996)
0.00541
19961071
(+150 from 1995)
113
(+23 from 1995)
0.00564
19951221
(-158 from 1994)
90
(-20 from 1994)
0.00447
19941063
(+153 from 1993)
110
(+24 from 1993)
0.00540
19931216
(-29 from 1992)
86
(-2 from 1992)
0.00416
19921187
(+58 from 1991)
88
(+8 from 1991)
0.00419
19911245
(+42 from 1990)
80
(+6 from 1990)
0.00377
19901287
(-157 from 1989)
74
(-14 from 1989)
0.00344
19891130
(+177 from 1988)
88
(+26 from 1988)
0.00420
19881307
(+30 from 1987)
62
(+7 from 1987)
0.00310
19871337
(-3 from 1986)
55
(+1 from 1986)
0.00282
19861334
(+19 from 1985)
54
(+3 from 1985)
0.00281
19851353
(+69 from 1984)
51
(+6 from 1984)
0.00265
19841422
(+140 from 1983)
45
(+7 from 1983)
0.00240
19831562
(+328 from 1982)
38
(+9 from 1982)
0.00204
19821890
(-229 from 1981)
29
(-6 from 1981)
0.00154
19811661
(-5 from 1980)
35
No change from 1980
0.00188
19801656
(+14 from 1979)
35
(+1 from 1979)
0.00189
19791670
(+124 from 1978)
34
(+5 from 1978)
0.00190
19781794
(-88 from 1977)
29
(-2 from 1977)
0.00170
19771706
(+74 from 1976)
31
(+3 from 1976)
0.00181
19761780
(+7 from 1975)
28
(+1 from 1975)
0.00172
19751787
(+3 from 1974)
27
(+1 from 1974)
0.00166
19741790
(-94 from 1973)
26
(-1 from 1973)
0.00159
19731696
(+323 from 1972)
27
(+7 from 1972)
0.00167
19722019
(-274 from 1971)
20
(-6 from 1971)
0.00119
19711745
(+49 from 1970)
26
(+2 from 1970)
0.00143
19701794
(+422 from 1969)
24
(+9 from 1969)
0.00126
19692216
(-380 from 1968)
15
(-4 from 1968)
0.00082
19681836
(+15 from 1967)
19
(+1 from 1967)
0.00107
19671851
(+112 from 1966)
18
(+2 from 1966)
0.00101
19661963
(-45 from 1965)
16
(-1 from 1965)
0.00088
19651918
(+936 from 1964)
17
(+8 from 1964)
0.00090
19642854
(-442 from 1963)
9
(-3 from 1963)
0.00044
19632412
(-225 from 1962)
12
(-2 from 1962)
0.00058
19622187
(+910 from 1961)
14
(+6 from 1961)
0.00067
19613097
(+240 from 1960)
8
(+1 from 1960)
0.00037
19603337
(-53 from 1959)
7
No change from 1959
0.00032
19593284
(-913 from 1958)
7
(-5 from 1958)
0.00032
19582371
(+885 from 1957)
12
(+5 from 1957)
0.00056
19573256
(+196 from 1954)
7
(+1 from 1954)
0.00032
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19543452
(-29 from 1953)
6
No change from 1953
0.00029
19533423
(+245 from 1948)
6
(+1 from 1948)
0.00030
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19483668
(-26 from 1933)
5
No change from 1933
0.00028
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19333642
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00049
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Alessandro

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#3662021#3262022#3462023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4472021#3842022#3702023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3352021#2512022#2492023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4892021#4212022#4612023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5242021#5462022#3492023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7232021#5722022#4852023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5952021#4332022#5072023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5332021#3942022#4672023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#6182021#4302022#6642023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#9242021#9982022#7892023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#11222021#6862022#10322023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3832021#4472022#4892023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#6122021#9282022#5432023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#8002021#6872022#5352023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5742021#8062022#5602023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3932020#5062022#3502023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6552021#11202022#8192023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5152021#8042022#7252023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#9372021#8442022#7842023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6202014#5422018#3862021

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#10412013#12262018#11362023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6542014#7642019#6232023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6832021#5092022#5632023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6992014#6062022#4602023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#8632018#10212021#9252023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3902016#4302021#4362023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2002004#1992009

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1741998#1662011

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8122015#8112020

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#2722019

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8092009

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#8322022

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#7002021

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5552017

Popularity Rankings for Alessandro in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Italy

Italy flagItaly#32020#22021#52022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#1162020#752021#812022

Popularity in Renaissance Italy

Renaissance Italy flagRenaissance Italy#871427

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1582007#1962008#1842009

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1732010#1672011#2002012

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#1922015#1742017#1942018

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1922019#1962021

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#3152021#3592022#4132023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#3472020#4192021#4012022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#3522019#3702020#4462023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5652020#3762021#5372022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3832002#4802003#4002005

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#5612019#5872020#6102021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#5722018#6372020#7792022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#5822022#6522023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Alessandro a Name for Boys or Girls?

Alessandro is generally recognized as a boy’s name. Its strong and heroic meaning makes it a popular choice for male individuals

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Alessandro

Alessandro in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Alessandro Volta (Physicist, 1745–1827): An Italian physicist who invented the electric battery and made significant contributions to the field of electricity.
  • Alessandro Del Piero (Soccer Player, 1974): An Italian footballer known for his long and successful career with Juventus, where he became the club's top scorer.
  • Alessandro Gassmann (Actor, 1965): An Italian actor and director known for his roles in films such as "Transporter 2" and "Il silenzio grande."
  • Alessandro Michele (Fashion Designer, 1972): An Italian fashion designer who revitalized the Gucci brand as its creative director.
  • Alessandro Nesta (Soccer Player, 1976): An Italian professional football manager and former player, regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.
  • "Alessandro Volta: The Inventor of the Battery" (2000 Documentary): A documentary that explores the life and contributions of Alessandro Volta, focusing on his invention of the electric battery.
  • Alessandro Juliani ("Battlestar Galactica," 2004 TV Series): An actor who plays the character Felix Gaeta in the popular science fiction series.
  • Alessandro Nivola ("Face/Off," 1997 Film): An actor known for his role as Pollux Troy in the action thriller film.
  • Alessandro Stradella ("Stradella," 1681 Opera): A historical opera based on the life of the Italian composer and musician Alessandro Stradella.
  • None

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