Alessandra

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⭐ Famous Alessandra

Alessandra Ambrosio

Brazilian model

Choose Alessandra and your child shares a first name with Alessandra Ambrosio, a Brazilian model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alessandra, like who?” Alessandra Ambrosio's Wikipedia article is available in 68 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,306 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Alessandra, 697 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alessandra would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlessandra first shows up in US birth records in 1943, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 82 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2015, when it reached #276.
• 📈Then vs nowAlessandra is 2.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,058 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 2,306.
• 🍂TrendAlessandra has slipped 75 places over the last five years and now sits at #443. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAlessandra is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #143, followed by California (#214) and Arizona (#233). It's in the top 1,000 in 25 states.
• 💬MeaningAlessandra is an Italian form of Alexandra, which means “defender of men”. Our records link it to Greek and Italian roots.

About the name Alessandra

Alessandra is a girl name of Greek and Italian origin meaning “defender of men”. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-dra”. US birth records list Alessandra for girls from 1943 to 2025, in 76 of those 83 years. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked #276 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #443, with 697 babies.

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