Alexandro

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A few things about Alexandro you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Alexandro

Alexandro Maidana

Paraguayan footballer

Choose Alexandro and your child shares a first name with Alexandro Maidana, a Paraguayan footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alexandro, like who?” Alexandro Maidana's Wikipedia article is available in 20 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 34,843 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Alexandro, 49 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alexandro would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlexandro first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2002, when it ranked #719. Today it's #2,641, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAlexandro was 3.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 9,823 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 34,843.
• 🍂TrendAlexandro has slipped 617 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,641. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningAlexandro is a Spanish form of Alexander, which means “defender of men”. Our records link it to American and Greek roots.

About the name Alexandro

Alexandro is a boy name of American and Greek origin meaning “defender of men”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-dro”. US birth records list Alexandro for boys from 1919 to 2025, in 92 of those 107 years. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked #719 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,641, with 49 babies.

Origin:American namesGreek names