Fun Facts About the Name Alessandria
- 221 babies named Alessandria: U.S. records list 221 babies given the name Alessandria from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alessandria Mean?
Alessandria means "defender of men" and is the Italian feminine form of Alexandria, a name that goes back to Greek. The Greek original is the feminine Alexandreia, built on the masculine Alexandros, which joins alexein, "to ward off" or "to defend," with andros, the genitive of anēr, "man." The sense "defending men" or "protector of men" is a literal reading of those two parts, not a later symbolic gloss. Latin took the form as Alexandria, and Italian regularly renders that as Alessandria, the same form used for the Egyptian city of Alexandria (Alessandria d'Egitto). The masculine counterpart in Italian is Alessandro, and the more common Italian feminine given name is Alessandra.
Alessandria Name History & Origins
The name reached Italian through Latin Alexandria, the feminine of Alexandros. The masculine name was spread across the Greek world by Alexander the Great, and the Egyptian city he founded in 331 BC was named Alexandreia after him. From Greek and Latin the name passed into the medieval European languages, giving the masculine forms Alexander, Alexandre, Alessandro, and Alejandro, and the feminine forms Alexandra, Alexandria, and their regional equivalents. Italian speakers who wanted the feminine form of Alessandro had both Alessandra, the usual given name, and Alessandria, which matches the place name.
Separately from the personal name, Alessandria is a city in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. It was founded in 1168 as a stronghold of the Lombard League against the emperor Frederick Barbarossa and was named in honor of Pope Alexander III, who backed the League. The city sits on the plain between the Tanaro and Bormida rivers and became the capital of its own province. Its name fixed the spelling Alessandria in Italian civic use, but this civic origin is distinct from the personal name, which comes from the Greek and Latin name of Alexander.
How Popular is the Name Alessandria?
Alessandria has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #8,147 in 1994.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,391 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #15,280 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #9,083 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,583 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,133 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #10,591 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #8,316 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #8,907 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #11,884 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,147 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #16,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,258 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #16,892 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,298 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #10,006 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #12,724 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #15,222 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,576 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #16,213 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,387 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #15,115 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #10,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #13,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,147 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #13,503 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #10,514 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #13,210 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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