Alexandre is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Alexandre in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Alexandre
Alexandre has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 242 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #493 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Alexandre is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Alexandre in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Alexandre
Alexandre Pato — Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato (pronounced [ˈpatu]) or just Pato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a…
Alexandre de Rothschild — Alexandre Guy Francesco de Rothschild is a French investment banker and business executive.
Alexandre Vinokurov — Alexandre Vinokurov is a Kazakh former cyclist who last rides for UCI Continental team XDS Astana Development Team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Alexandre
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Alexandre per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Alexandre in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Alexandre is declining: down 904 places since 2020, to #1,897 in 2025. It peaked at #493 in 1997.
Alexandre is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Alexandre include: Alexandre Pato, Alexandre de Rothschild and Alexandre Vinokurov. Short summaries for each appear below.
Alexandre does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Alexandres in the wild.
13
UK babies named Alexandre (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 904 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Alexandre
Almost certainly the only Alexandre in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Alexandre
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi ʁoˈdɾiɡiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato (pronounced [ˈpatu]) or just Pato, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Alexandre Sabès Pétion was a Haitian army officer and statesman who served as the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818.
Alexandre Boulerice (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ(ə) bulʁis]; born June 18, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since the 2011 election.
Alexandre Florian Joseph, Count Colonna-Walewski (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ kɔlɔna valɛvski]; Polish: Aleksander Florian Józef Colonna-Walewski; 4 May 1810 – 27 September 1868), also Count of the Empire, was a Polish and French politician and diplomat, the unacknowledged son of French emperor Napoleon I.