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Alessandro

“Defender of mankind” — Greek via Latin and Italian origin

Boy's name · #497 in the US (2025) · Trending

Alessandro has appeared in US records since 1933 — best rank #497 (2025) · 12,002 babies named Alessandro all-time · 1 in 2,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #5 in Italy (2024) · #90 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alessandros

• Alessandro Volta — Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827)
• Alessandro Manzoni — Italian writer and poet (1785–1873)
• Alessandro Del Piero — Italian association football player
• Alessandro Nesta — Italian association football player and manager (born 1976)
• Alessandro Santos — Brazilian-Japanese association football player

In stories & tradition

• Alessandro Binomi — fictional human
• Alessandro Stradella — Alessandro Stradella
• Alessandro — Il re pastore

What Alessandros become

Among 3,400 notable people named Alessandro:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alessandro Volta, Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827).

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