boy's name
Alexandru
- Origin Romanian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,684
Ireland
#423
2025 births
Alexandru is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Alexandru is a name of Romanian origin.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2019, when 179 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 9,581 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1996.
Alexandru over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 148 |
| 2010s | 976 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 588 |
How popular is Alexandru?
In 2025, Alexandru was given to 55 babies in England and Wales, ranking #662 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Alexandru is used
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Alexandru
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Alexandru also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Alexandru over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Alexandru 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
- Aleksandar
- Corsican
- Lisandru
- Croatian
- Aleksandar
- Czech
- Alexandr
- Estonian
- Aleksandr
- Italian
- Alessandro
- Latvian
- Aleksandrs
- Lithuanian
- Aleksandras
- Macedonian
- Aleksandar
- Polish
- Aleks
- Russian
- Aleksandr
- Serbian
- Aleksandar
- Serbo-Croatian
- Aleksandar
- Slovene
- Aleksandar Aleks
- Ukrainian
- Oleksandr
Sibling names for Alexandru
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Alexandru — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Alexandru
How popular is the name Alexandru?
In 2025, Alexandru was given to 55 babies in England and Wales, ranking #662 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Alexandru a girl's or a boy's name?
Alexandru is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Alexandru most popular?
Alexandru peaked in 2019, when 179 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Alexandru a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Alexandru currently ranks #423 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.