Alexandru

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

⭐ Famous Alexandru

Alexandru Epureanu

Moldovan footballer

Choose Alexandru and your child shares a first name with Alexandru Epureanu, a Moldovan footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Alexandru, like who?” Alexandru Epureanu's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 188,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Alexandru, 9 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Alexandru would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAlexandru first shows up in US birth records in 1981, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 44 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2006, when it reached #3,153.
• 🍂TrendAlexandru has slipped 1,947 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,243. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningAlexandru is a Romanian form of Alexander, which means “defender of men”. Our records link it to Greek and Romanian roots.
• 🌍OriginAlexandru is the #4 most popular Romanian boy name in the US. That's out of 12 Romanian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Alexandru

Alexandru is a boy name of Greek and Romanian origin meaning “defender of men”. It has 9 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-dru”. US birth records list Alexandru for boys from 1981 to 2025, in 37 of those 45 years. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked #3,153 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,243, with 9 babies.

Origin:Greek namesRomanian names