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Alexandria

“Variant of Alexander — Defender of mankind” — Greek via Latin origin

Girl's name · #474 in the US (2025) · 90s

Alexandria reached #69 in 1993 and has faded to #474 since. About 105,000 girls have carried it since 1902. Lexie is a short form of Alexandria.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Alexandrias

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — American politician (born 1989)
• Alexandria Villaseñor — American climate activist
• Alexandria Mills — American model and Miss World 2010
• Alexandria Loutitt — Canadian ski jumper
• Alexandria Anderson — American sprinter

In stories & tradition

• Alexandria — Xenoblade Chronicles 3

What Alexandrias become

Among 70 notable people named Alexandria:

Sports figures appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alexandria Perkins, Australian swimmer.

Similar names: Sasha · Bianca · Alexandra · Miranda · Alexis · Alexa

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