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Alessandro

The name Alessandro carries the meaning "Italian form of Alexander", with roots in Italian. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 9 of them.

ItalianItalian form of Alexander
EtymologyMeaning "defender of mankind"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
5
1940s
5
1950s
38
1960s
133
1970s
270
1980s
490
1990s
1,081
2000s
2,930
2010s
3,005
Peaked in the 2010s · 7,957 total U.S. births since 1900