Alexandre
A masculine French name from the Greek "Alexandros" meaning "defender of men".
Name Census estimates that about 5,173 living Americans carry the first name Alexandre. It is a predominantly male name (97.3% of registrations). The average person named Alexandre today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexandre births was 2003 (173 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexandre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Alexandre with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Alexandre is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 145 girls registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
5.2K
~ 1 in 66,258 Americans
Peak year
2003
173 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,092
Tracked since 1915
Census
Alexandre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,420 people with the first name Alexandre, which placed it at #2,769 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,769
National first-name rank
People counted
8.4K
8,420 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
68.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexandre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexandre is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.1%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alexandre described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alexandre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White68.0% · 5,723
- Hispanic or Latino14.1% · 1,188
- Black or African American9.3% · 779
- Two or more races4.7% · 392
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.8% · 316
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 22
Gender
Gender distribution for Alexandre
Alexandre leans heavily male at 97.3% of total registrations, but 145 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Alexandre as a male name
- Ranked #2,092 in 2024
- 71 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2003 (173 births)
Alexandre as a female name
- Ranked #17,761 in 2007
- 5 female births in 2007
- Peak: 1989 (14 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexandre leans strongly male. 8,201 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 216 female bearers (2.6%).
Popularity
Alexandre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexandre from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,477 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexandre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alexandre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alexandres live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. California, New York, Florida recorded the most babies named Alexandre, while Utah, Minnesota, Rhode Island recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 141 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexandre
The name Alexandre originates from the Greek language and culture, with its roots tracing back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek name "Alexandros," which is a combination of the words "alexein" meaning "to defend" and "andros" meaning "man." The name was popular in ancient Greece and was associated with strength, courage, and masculinity.
One of the earliest and most famous bearers of the name was Alexander the Great, the legendary Macedonian king who lived from 356 to 323 BC. He was a renowned military leader and is celebrated for his conquests and the vast empire he established. The name Alexandre gained widespread recognition and popularity due to his legacy.
The name Alexandre also has connections to early Christianity. In the Bible, there is a figure named Alexander the Coppersmith, who is mentioned in the Second Epistle to Timothy as an opponent of the Apostle Paul. This reference further solidified the name's presence in the ancient world.
During the Middle Ages, the name Alexandre remained in use among various European cultures. In France, it was popularized by the French King Alexandre III, who ruled from 1179 to 1223. Other notable figures with the name include Alexandre Dumas, the famous French writer and author of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo," who lived from 1802 to 1870.
In Russia, the name Alexandre was prominent among the nobility and royal family. One of the most famous bearers was Tsar Alexander I, who reigned from 1801 to 1825. His military leadership during the Napoleonic Wars and his role in the formation of the Holy Alliance made him a significant historical figure.
Another notable figure was Alexandre Pushkin, considered the founder of modern Russian literature and the greatest Russian poet. He lived from 1799 to 1837 and is celebrated for his works such as "Eugene Onegin" and "Boris Godunov."
In the realm of science, Alexandre Edmond Becquerel, a French physicist and Nobel laureate, made significant contributions to the study of luminescence and the discovery of radioactivity. He lived from 1820 to 1891.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Alexandre
People
Alexandre + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alexandre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexandre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,173 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexandre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 66,258 US residents.
Is Alexandre a common name?
We classify Alexandre as "Rare". It ranks above 96.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,322 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexandre most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexandre was 2003, when 173 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexandre is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexandre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,420 people with the name Alexandre, or 2.79 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,769 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alexandre in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alexandre?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexandre leans strongly male. 8,201 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 216 female bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alexandre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexandre is White at 68.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (14.1%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alexandre most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexandre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.0% (5,723 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alexandre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexandre a male name?
Yes, 97.3% of people registered as Alexandre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alexandre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexandre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alexandre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Alexandre?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.