Alessandra
Alessandra is a feminina given name, the Italian form of the English name Alexandra, derived from the Latin Alexandra and the Ancient Greek Alexándra (Ἀλεξάνδρα), is the feminine form of the name Alessandro. The name Alessandra has other forms in Italian, such as Alessandrina and Sandra.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Alessandra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alessandra is a feminina given name, the Italian form of the English name Alexandra, derived from the Latin Alexandra and the Ancient Greek Alexándra (Ἀλεξάνδρα), is the feminine form of the name Alessandro. The name Alessandra has other forms in Italian, such as Alessandrina and Sandra.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Alessandra
Alessandra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 1,141 births, good for #276 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Alessandras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #430 among baby girl names with 720 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 26K Alessandras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alessandra
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alessandra. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Alessandra
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- Alexandra
- Alessandro
- Aleksander
- Lisandra
- Pachysandra
- Aleksandr
- Alexandru
- Cassandra
- Lysandra
- Alcindor
- Alejandra
- Kassandra
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About the name Alessandra
Alessandra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Alessandra's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #276. Use the chart and map above to compare Alessandra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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