Alexandrine
Alexandrine is a name used for several distinct types of verse line with related metrical structures, most of which are ultimately derived from the classical French alexandrine. The line's name derives from its use in the Medieval French Roman d'Alexandre of 1170, although it had already been used several decades earlier in Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Alexandrine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alexandrine is a name used for several distinct types of verse line with related metrical structures, most of which are ultimately derived from the classical French alexandrine. The line's name derives from its use in the Medieval French Roman d'Alexandre of 1170, although it had already been used several decades earlier in Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Alexandrine
American parents first put Alexandrine on the record books as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 6 Alexandrines were born — ranking #4,291 that year. About 38% of every Alexandrine on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Alexandrine last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Alexandrine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Alexandrine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alexandra
- Alexandrie
Names that sound like Alexandrine
Phonetically similar names — useful when Alexandrine is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Alexandria
- Alexandrea
- Alexandrian
- Alexandrina
- Alexandrines
- Alexandru
- Alexandra
- Alexander
- Alexandrite
- Alexandros
- Alexandrians
- Alexanders
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About the name Alexandrine
Alexandrine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 26 births in the dataset. Alexandrine's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #4,291. Use the chart and map above to compare Alexandrine'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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