Alexzandra
Defender of mankind; composed of elements meaning "defender" and "mankind".
Name Census estimates that about 1,303 living Americans carry the first name Alexzandra. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexzandra today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexzandra births was 1998 (77 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexzandra. 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 Alexzandra with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 263,050 Americans
Peak year
1998
77 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2021 SSA rank
#15,387
Tracked since 1982
Census
Alexzandra in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,087 people with the first name Alexzandra, which placed it at #11,680 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
#11,680
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,087 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
53.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexzandra
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexzandra is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.3%) and Black (8.7%). 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 Alexzandra 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 Alexzandra at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White53.5% · 582
- Hispanic or Latino29.3% · 319
- Black or African American8.7% · 95
- Two or more races6.1% · 66
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 8
Popularity
Alexzandra: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexzandra from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 585 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexzandra 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 Alexzandra during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alexzandras live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. California, Texas, Michigan recorded the most babies named Alexzandra, while Missouri, Colorado, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 39 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexzandra
The given name Alexzandra has its origins in the Greek language and culture, originating in ancient times. It is a variant spelling of the Greek name Alexandra, which is derived from the Greek elements "alexo" meaning "to defend" and "andros" meaning "man." The name can be translated to mean "defender of mankind" or "protector of men."
The name Alexandra has a rich historical significance and is associated with several notable figures from antiquity. In Greek mythology, it was the name of a princess who was the daughter of the legendary Priam, the last king of Troy. The name is also mentioned in ancient texts such as Homer's Iliad, where it is referenced in connection with the Trojan War.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Alexzandra dates back to the 4th century BC when Alexander the Great, the renowned Macedonian king and conqueror, named a city he founded in Egypt "Alexandria" in honor of his name. This city became a major center of learning and culture in the ancient world.
Over the centuries, several prominent individuals have borne the name Alexzandra or its variants. Queen Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) was the wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and helped establish the Alexandra Rose Day, a charitable event to raise funds for hospitals. Aleksandra Mikhaylovna (1825-1844) was a Russian Grand Duchess and the daughter of Emperor Nicholas I.
Another notable bearer of the name was Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), the last Empress of Russia and wife of Tsar Nicholas II. She was tragically executed along with her husband and children during the Russian Revolution. Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952) was a Russian revolutionary and diplomat who played a significant role in the early years of the Soviet Union.
In more recent times, Alexzandra Parker (1939-2020) was an American television actress best known for her roles in popular shows like Knots Landing and The Waltons. Alexandra Daddario (born 1986) is an American actress who has appeared in films such as Percy Jackson & the Olympians and Baywatch.
People
Alexzandra + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexzandra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alexzandra: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexzandra?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexzandra 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 263,050 US residents.
Is Alexzandra a common name?
We classify Alexzandra as "Rare". It ranks above 91.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,336 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexzandra most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexzandra was 1998, when 77 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexzandra 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 Alexzandra in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,087 people with the name Alexzandra, or 0.36 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,680 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 Alexzandra 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 Alexzandra?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexzandra appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,086 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Alexzandra?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexzandra is White at 53.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (29.3%) and Black (8.7%). 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 Alexzandra most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexzandra in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.5% (582 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 Alexzandra in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexzandra a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexzandra in the SSA data are female. 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 Alexzandra still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexzandra 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 Alexzandra 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 people have Alexzandra as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.