boy's name
Alessandro
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 4
- Letters 10
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 20,180
the United States
#497
2025 births
Alessandro is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #497. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Alessandro is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 608 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,453 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1933.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Alessandro over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 133 |
| 1970s | 273 |
| 1980s | 492 |
| 1990s | 1,081 |
| 2000s | 2,932 |
| 2010s | 3,910 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,133 |
How popular is Alessandro?
In 2025, Alessandro was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #497 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Alessandro 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 Alessandro
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alessandro also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alessandro over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alessandro 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.
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Alexsandro
- Bulgarian
- Aleksandar
- Croatian
- Aleksandar
- Czech
- Alexandr
- Estonian
- Aleksandr
- Latvian
- Aleksandrs
- Lithuanian
- Aleksandras
- Macedonian
- Aleksandar
- Polish
- Aleks
- Russian
- Aleksandr
- Serbian
- Aleksandar
- Serbo-Croatian
- Aleksandar
- Slovene
- Aleksandar Aleks
- Ukrainian
- Oleksandr
Sibling names for Alessandro
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alessandro — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alessandro
How popular is the name Alessandro?
In 2025, Alessandro was given to 608 babies in the United States, ranking #497 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Alessandro a girl's or a boy's name?
Alessandro is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Alessandro?
Alessandro has 4 syllables.
When was Alessandro most popular?
Alessandro peaked in 2025, when 608 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alessandro a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alessandro currently ranks #497 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.