Fun Facts About the Name Alessandro
- More than 12 thousand babies named Alessandro: U.S. records list 12,002 babies given the name Alessandro from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alessandro Mean?
Alessandro is the Italian form of the ancient Greek name Alexandros, usually translated as 'defender of men.' The Greek name is Ἀλέξανδρος, formed from ἀλέξω (alexō), 'to ward off, defend, or help,' and ἀνήρ (anēr), whose genitive stem ἀνδρός (andros) means 'man.' The literal compound sense is therefore 'defending men' or 'one who defends men.' A popular traditional gloss is 'protector of men,' which develops the same idea rather than offering a different etymology.
Alessandro Name History & Origins
The Greek name Alexandros was used in the ancient Greek world and was especially associated with the royal house of Macedon. Its most famous bearer was Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), whose conquests spread Greek language and culture through the eastern Mediterranean and beyond. Latin adopted the name as Alexander, and from Latin it passed into the Romance languages.
In Italian, the inherited form is Alessandro. Italian also uses Alessandro for popes and saints who are called Alexander in English. The name was current in medieval and Renaissance Italy. Later notable bearers include Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510-1537), and Alessandro Manzoni (1785-1873), the author of I promessi sposi. The common short form is Sandro, and the feminine equivalent is Alessandra.
How Popular is the Name Alessandro?
Alessandro recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #497 in 2025.
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 | #497 | 608 | 0.0356% |
| 2024 | #549 | 539 | 0.0314% |
| 2023 | #530 | 555 | 0.0325% |
| 2022 | #541 | 547 | 0.0314% |
| 2021 | #612 | 454 | 0.0260% |
| 2020 | #626 | 429 | 0.0249% |
| 2019 | #608 | 449 | 0.0250% |
| 2018 | #603 | 454 | 0.0250% |
| 2017 | #646 | 401 | 0.0217% |
| 2016 | #681 | 368 | 0.0194% |
| 2015 | #683 | 370 | 0.0193% |
| 2014 | #626 | 422 | 0.0220% |
| 2013 | #634 | 389 | 0.0206% |
| 2012 | #692 | 342 | 0.0180% |
| 2011 | #643 | 364 | 0.0192% |
| 2010 | #677 | 351 | 0.0183% |
| 2009 | #654 | 379 | 0.0191% |
| 2008 | #623 | 396 | 0.0194% |
| 2007 | #710 | 326 | 0.0157% |
| 2006 | #616 | 385 | 0.0187% |
| 2005 | #669 | 315 | 0.0158% |
| 2004 | #676 | 299 | 0.0151% |
| 2003 | #711 | 263 | 0.0133% |
| 2002 | #714 | 248 | 0.0128% |
| 2001 | #969 | 159 | 0.0082% |
| 2000 | #939 | 162 | 0.0082% |
| 1999 | #889 | 169 | 0.0088% |
| 1998 | #893 | 163 | 0.0085% |
| 1997 | #1,143 | 108 | 0.0057% |
| 1996 | #1,071 | 113 | 0.0060% |
| 1995 | #1,221 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 1994 | #1,063 | 110 | 0.0057% |
| 1993 | #1,216 | 86 | 0.0044% |
| 1992 | #1,187 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 1991 | #1,245 | 80 | 0.0040% |
| 1990 | #1,287 | 74 | 0.0036% |
| 1989 | #1,130 | 88 | 0.0044% |
| 1988 | #1,308 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 1987 | #1,337 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1986 | #1,334 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1985 | #1,354 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1984 | #1,422 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1983 | #1,562 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1982 | #1,891 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #1,662 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1980 | #1,656 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1979 | #1,670 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #1,794 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #1,707 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1976 | #1,781 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1975 | #1,787 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #1,790 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1973 | #1,697 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1972 | #2,019 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1971 | #1,745 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #1,797 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1969 | #2,216 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #1,838 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1967 | #1,854 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,965 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1965 | #1,918 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,857 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #2,416 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,187 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1961 | #3,100 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,343 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,291 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,261 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,457 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,429 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,682 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1933 | #3,652 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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