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Alexandria

Feminine form of Alexander.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzæn.dɹi.ə/; British English /ˌæl.ɪɡ.ˈzɑːn.dɹi.ə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#474

Meaning and history

Alexandria is the feminine form of Alexander. Several cities were founded or renamed by Alexander the Great as he expanded his empire eastward, the most famous being Alexandria in Egypt, founded by him in 331 BC.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 2,335 births, rank #147
2007: 2,203 births, rank #164
2008: 1,794 births, rank #189
2009: 1,643 births, rank #200
2010: 1,515 births, rank #204
20112011: 1,530 births, rank #205
2012: 1,523 births, rank #205
2013: 1,566 births, rank #204
2014: 1,609 births, rank #211
2015: 1,544 births, rank #212
20162016: 1,477 births, rank #218
2017: 1,249 births, rank #257
2018: 1,184 births, rank #282
2019: 1,105 births, rank #299
2020: 983 births, rank #320
20212021: 884 births, rank #353
2022: 775 births, rank #406
2023: 760 births, rank #403
2024: 678 births, rank #463
20252025: 647 births, rank #474

Alexandria moved from #463 to #474 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1993, with 5,027 births.