Alessandra Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Alessandra has historical significance, being linked to numerous saints and historical figures, particularly in the context of Christian history.

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A Deep Dive

Alessandra Overview

Meaning

Defender of mankind

Gender

Girl

Origin

Italian, Spanish

Etymology

Derived from the Greek name Alexandra, meaning “defender of mankind”​

Pronunciation

/ˌæləˈsændrə/

Popularity

Alessandra is popular in Italian and Spanish-speaking countries and is also well-loved in the USA. In 2023, it ranked 387th for girls in the USA​

Syllable

4 syllables

Length

10 letters

Numerology

4 (Orderly, Steady, Service-oriented)

Name Styles

Classic, Long, Aesthetic

Associated Traits

Elegant, refined, sophisticated, graceful

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Alessandra is attached to protection and defense, reflecting its meaning “defender of mankind.”

Name Day

August 24th (Italy)
A Deep Dive

Alessandra Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Alexandra, Alessia, Alessandria, Alesandra, Alessandrina, Alissandra

Common Nicknames

Sasha, Andra, Lexi, Sandra, Alex

Diminutives

Alessa, Andie, Lessie, Allie, Sandy, Ana

Famous People

  • Alessandra Ambrosio
    (Brazilian Model)
  • Alessandra Negrini
    (Brazilian Actress)
  • Alessandra Rosaldo
    (Mexican Singer)
  • Alessandra Torresani
    (American Actress)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Alessandra
    ("The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone," Film)
  • Alessandra
    ("The Night Before," Film)
  • Alessandra
    ("The Legend of Alessandra," Novel)
  • Alessandra Steele
    ("Fashion House," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Alessandra?

Alessandra means “defender of mankind” and is associated with a strong, protective personality. People called Alessandra are usually seen as compassionate, nurturing, and determined to stand up for others.

What Is the Origin of The Name Alessandra?

The name Alessandra has its roots in Greek, derived from the name Alexander, meaning “defender of the people.” It was later adopted into Italian and Spanish cultures, where it has remained popular.

Alessandra Name Popularity

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

United States flagUnited States#4022021#3802022#3872023
Top 3 Rankings#2762015#3012013#3012014

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Alessandra

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023387
(-7 from 2022)
788
(-33 from 2022)
0.04505
2022380
(+22 from 2021)
821
(+32 from 2021)
0.04579
2021402
(-34 from 2020)
789
(-54 from 2020)
0.04404
2020368
(-48 from 2019)
843
(-160 from 2019)
0.04769
2019320
(+4 from 2018)
1003
(-6 from 2018)
0.05466
2018324
(-10 from 2017)
1009
(-27 from 2017)
0.05426
2017314
(-9 from 2016)
1036
(-34 from 2016)
0.05484
2016305
(-29 from 2015)
1070
(-71 from 2015)
0.05527
2015276
(+25 from 2014)
1141
(+59 from 2014)
0.05849
2014301
No change from 2013
1082
(+17 from 2013)
0.05531
2013301
(+43 from 2012)
1065
(+142 from 2012)
0.05525
2012344
(+53 from 2011)
923
(+131 from 2011)
0.04759
2011397
(-11 from 2010)
792
(-38 from 2010)
0.04087
2010386
(+85 from 2009)
830
(+172 from 2009)
0.04233
2009471
(-63 from 2008)
658
(-127 from 2008)
0.03249
2008408
(-24 from 2007)
785
(-73 from 2007)
0.03769
2007384
(-23 from 2006)
858
(-39 from 2006)
0.04054
2006361
(+96 from 2005)
897
(+233 from 2005)
0.04291
2005457
(+52 from 2004)
664
(+95 from 2004)
0.03272
2004509
(+87 from 2003)
569
(+110 from 2003)
0.02820
2003596
(+47 from 2002)
459
(+65 from 2002)
0.02288
2002643
(+66 from 2001)
394
(+48 from 2001)
0.01995
2001709
(-37 from 2000)
346
(-13 from 2000)
0.01747
2000672
(+51 from 1999)
359
(+47 from 1999)
0.01799
1999723
(+34 from 1998)
312
(+28 from 1998)
0.01603
1998757
(+12 from 1997)
284
(+11 from 1997)
0.01465
1997769
(+17 from 1996)
273
(+9 from 1996)
0.01430
1996786
(+1 from 1995)
264
(+11 from 1995)
0.01377
1995787
(+65 from 1994)
253
(+20 from 1994)
0.01317
1994852
(+97 from 1993)
233
(+34 from 1993)
0.01195
1993949
(-139 from 1992)
199
(-49 from 1992)
0.01009
1992810
(+94 from 1991)
248
(+33 from 1991)
0.01237
1991904
(-76 from 1990)
215
(-22 from 1990)
0.01057
1990828
(+36 from 1989)
237
(+23 from 1989)
0.01154
1989864
(-35 from 1988)
214
(-6 from 1988)
0.01074
1988829
(+103 from 1987)
220
(+44 from 1987)
0.01144
1987932
(+133 from 1986)
176
(+35 from 1986)
0.00939
19861065
(+167 from 1985)
141
(+30 from 1985)
0.00764
19851232
(+156 from 1984)
111
(+27 from 1984)
0.00601
19841388
(+604 from 1983)
84
(+33 from 1983)
0.00466
19831992
(-27 from 1982)
51
(-2 from 1982)
0.00285
19821965
(+443 from 1981)
53
(+13 from 1981)
0.00292
19812408
(-130 from 1980)
40
(-3 from 1980)
0.00224
19802278
(-130 from 1979)
43
(-3 from 1979)
0.00241
19792148
(+711 from 1978)
46
(+18 from 1978)
0.00267
19782859
(+508 from 1977)
28
(+6 from 1977)
0.00170
19773367
(-765 from 1976)
22
(-8 from 1976)
0.00134
19762602
(-191 from 1975)
30
(-3 from 1975)
0.00191
19752411
(-199 from 1974)
33
(-3 from 1974)
0.00211
19742212
(-327 from 1973)
36
(-8 from 1973)
0.00230
19731885
(+566 from 1972)
44
(+15 from 1972)
0.00283
19722451
(-314 from 1971)
29
(-9 from 1971)
0.00180
19712137
(+385 from 1970)
38
(+9 from 1970)
0.00217
19702522
(+181 from 1969)
29
(+5 from 1969)
0.00158
19692703
(-728 from 1968)
24
(-13 from 1968)
0.00136
19681975
(+583 from 1967)
37
(+14 from 1967)
0.00216
19672558
(+842 from 1966)
23
(+9 from 1966)
0.00134
19663400
(-350 from 1965)
14
(-3 from 1965)
0.00080
19653050
(+192 from 1964)
17
(+1 from 1964)
0.00093
19643242
(+216 from 1963)
16
(+2 from 1963)
0.00082
19633458
(+1406 from 1962)
14
(+6 from 1962)
0.00070
19624864
(+16 from 1961)
8
No change from 1961
0.00039
19614880
(-1784 from 1960)
8
(-8 from 1960)
0.00039
19603096
(+341 from 1959)
16
(+3 from 1959)
0.00077
19593437
(+1970 from 1958)
13
(+7 from 1958)
0.00063
19585407
(+546 from 1956)
6
(+1 from 1956)
0.00029
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19565953
(-1578 from 1955)
5
(-3 from 1955)
0.00024
19554375
(+221 from 1953)
8
(+1 from 1953)
0.00040
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19534596
(+313 from 1952)
7
(+1 from 1952)
0.00036
19524909
(-171 from 1950)
6
No change from 1950
0.00032
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19504738
(-65 from 1949)
6
No change from 1949
0.00034
19494673
(-256 from 1946)
6
No change from 1946
0.00034
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19464417
(+274 from 1943)
6
(+1 from 1943)
0.00037
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19434691
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00035
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
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
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 Alessandra

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

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#1952021#1862022#1822023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1822021#1832022#1922023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3832021#2982022#2992023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2732021#2802022#2982023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#3202021#2512022#1972023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#1542021#1662022#1942023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#4062021#4502022#6112023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4032021#5092022#5052023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7452021#5102022#6202023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2442021#2642022#3262023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5292021#5022022#4562023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6972021#10672022#4822023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#8432021#8192022#8752023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4662021#6322022#4362023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#5212021#7742022#6762023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5022021#6742022#7692023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5792021#5362022#6792023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#7082021#6532022#5112023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#3262020#2362022#3702023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3372021#2162022#3202023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#9442021#9312022#7502023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5242020#6002021#8402023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#7582017#7742018#7582019

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#6322021#5322022#5862023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6342019#6242020#4012022

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#6742016#6462021#5322023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6792019#6722020#7302022

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#9752020#7582021#10162023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8482020#5252021#7302022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5152017#5092018#5032020

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1372012#1602018#1922021

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2812017#3702019#2702020

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5172017#7642019#7902021

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2472014#2072021#1712022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7612006#7462012#6202023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4682015#3662017

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1872010#2222013#2042018

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5932006#7282020

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1942005#1622014

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4752012#5722022

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3162015

Popularity Rankings for Alessandra in other Countries and American Territories

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

Popularity in Brazil

Brazil flagBrazil#181980 (Decade)

Popularity in Italy

Italy flagItaly#442013#472014#492015

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1882020#1932021

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#2072020#2462021

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2782013#2832014#2542017

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5002016#4372017#5742018

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#4412019#8592020#7622022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#4922011

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#5762019#7382021#6812022

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#6362020#6132021#6432022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9551998#8612002#8822013

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#8942013#8732017#8832021

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#8802023

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

Is Alessandra a Name for Boys or Girls?

Alessandra, with its gentle yet powerful resonance, is predominantly chosen for girls, highlighting qualities of femininity and strength.

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

Alessandra in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Alessandra Ambrosio (Model, born 1981): A Brazilian model and actress famous for her work with Victoria's Secret and numerous fashion campaigns.
  • Alessandra Negrini (Actress, born 1970): A Brazilian actress known for her performances in telenovelas like "Paraíso Tropical" and films like "Cleópatra."
  • Alessandra Rosaldo (Singer, born 1971): A Mexican actress, singer, and dancer, known for her success as the lead singer of the pop band Sentidos Opuestos.
  • Alessandra Torresani (Actress, born 1987): An American actress recognized for her roles in "Caprica" and "The Big Bang Theory."
  • Alessandra Amoroso (Singer, born 1986): An Italian pop/soul singer who gained fame after winning the reality show "Amici di Maria de Filippi."
  • Alessandra Martines (Actress, born 1963): An Italian-French dancer and actress celebrated for her roles in European films and television.
  • Alessandra ("The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone," 1961 Film): A beautiful young actress who becomes the object of desire for the main character.
  • Alessandra ("The Night Before," 2015 Film): A character who adds a touch of elegance and mystery to the holiday comedy.
  • Alessandra ("The Legend of Alessandra," 2018 Novel): Chronicles the adventurous life of a young woman named Alessandra in a fantasy world.
  • Alessandra Steele ("Fashion House," 2006 TV Series): A fashion designer navigating the competitive world of high fashion.
  • Alessandra ("Alessandra's Song," 2020 Song): A soulful ballad about love and loss.
  • Alessandra Giuliani ("Rome," 2005 TV Series): A character who plays a significant role in the political and social intrigues of ancient Rome.
  • Alessandra Park (Rome, Italy): A small urban park located in the northern part of Rome, offering green spaces and playgrounds.
  • Alessandra River (São Paulo, Brazil): A river flowing through the state of São Paulo, contributing to the regional water system.
  • Alessandra Beach (Sicily, Italy): A beautiful beach on the island of Sicily, offering clear waters and sandy shores.
  • Alessandra Square (Lisbon, Portugal): A public square in Lisbon, surrounded by historical buildings and local shops.
  • Alessandra Valley (Tuscany, Italy): A picturesque valley in Tuscany, featuring vineyards and rolling hills.
  • Alessandra Lake (Lombardy, Italy): A serene lake in the Lombardy region, popular for fishing and boating activities.

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