Girl
Alessandra
Alessandra means "Italian feminine of Alexander" and comes from Italian, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2015.
ItalianItalian feminine of Alexander
EtymologyMeaning "defender of mankind"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
17
1950s
51
1960s
175
1970s
334
1980s
1,130
1990s
2,513
2000s
5,983
2010s
7,927
Peaked in the 2010s · 18,130 total U.S. births since 1900