Alexandra is a distinctive choice, ranked #215 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Alexandra in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#215
US Rank #221
About the Name Alexandra
Alexandra is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 79 places over five years. Its high point was #38 in 1996, and it now sits at #215. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 15 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Alexandra is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #221, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alexandra
Unlikely. With around 226 UK babies named Alexandra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alexandra in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alexandra has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 79 places in the last five years. Its peak was #38 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Alexandra is more popular in the UK (#215) than in the US (#221). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Alexandra include: Alexandra Touretski — Sasha Touretski Born 20 September 1994, is a Swiss freestyle swimmer.; Alexandra Chando — Alexandra Chando is an American actress and director.; Alexandra Eala — Alexandra Maniego Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player..
Alexandra appears in the US top 500 at #221 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
226
UK babies named Alexandra (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alexandra
Likely around 1 other Alexandra in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Alexandra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sasha Touretski Born 20 September 1994, is a Swiss freestyle swimmer. She competed in the Women’s 50 metre freestyle and in the Women’s 4x100 metre freestyle events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Alexandra of Denmark was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King Edward VII. Alexandra's family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was chosen (with the consent of the major European powers) to succeed his second cousin Frederick VII as King of Denmark.
Alexandra Chando is an American actress and director. She is known for her role as Maddie Coleman in the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns and for her dual role as identical twins, Emma Becker and Sutton Mercer in the ABC Family drama series, The Lying Game.
Alexandra Grant is an American visual artist who examines language and written texts through painting, drawing, sculpture, video, and other media. She uses language and exchanges with writers as a source for much of that work.