girl's name
Alessandra
- Origin Italian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 10
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 28,014
the United States
#444
2025 births
Alessandra is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 697 babies in the United States, ranking #444. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Alessandra is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2015, when 1,141 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,757 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1943.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Alessandra over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 17 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 177 |
| 1970s | 335 |
| 1980s | 1,135 |
| 1990s | 2,518 |
| 2000s | 5,989 |
| 2010s | 9,951 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,663 |
How popular is Alessandra?
In 2025, Alessandra was given to 697 babies in the United States, ranking #444 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Alessandra is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alessandra
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alessandra also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alessandra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alessandra in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Bulgarian
- Aleksandra
- Latvian
- Aleksandra
- Polish
- Aleksandra
- Russian
- Aleksandra
- Serbian
- Aleksandra
- Serbo-Croatian
- Aleksandra
- Slovene
- Aleksandra
Sibling names for Alessandra
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alessandra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alessandra
How popular is the name Alessandra?
In 2025, Alessandra was given to 697 babies in the United States, ranking #444 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Alessandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessandra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alessandra?
Alessandra has 4 syllables.
When was Alessandra most popular?
Alessandra peaked in 2015, when 1,141 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Alessandra a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alessandra currently ranks #444 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.