Fun Facts About the Name Alexandro
- More than 6 thousand babies named Alexandro: U.S. records list 6,997 babies given the name Alexandro from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Alexandro Mean?
Alexandro is a masculine given name meaning "defender of men." It is a Romance-language variant of Alexander, which comes from the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros). The Greek name combines ἀλέξω (alexō), "to defend" or "to help," with ἀνήρ (anēr), "man," whose genitive is ἀνδρός (andros). Literally, the parts suggest "defending men" or "helper of men"; the customary English meaning is "defender of men." The -o ending and the x connect Alexandro to Latin and Romance forms rather than to the English -er ending. It is related to Spanish Alejandro and Portuguese Alexandre, where it is used as a variant form. It does not have a separate etymology from Alexander.
Alexandro Name History & Origins
The name goes back to ancient Greece, where Ἀλέξανδρος was a personal name. Its best-known bearer was Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC), king of Macedon. His conquests spread Greek language and culture across the eastern Mediterranean and into Asia, and the name passed into Latin as Alexander. From Latin it entered the Romance languages, developing into forms such as Alejandro in Spanish, Alexandre in Portuguese and French, and Alessandro in Italian. Alexandro is a variant that keeps the Latin x and adds an -o ending; it developed alongside those standard forms rather than from a separate root.
In Christian Europe, the name was reinforced by saints and popes named Alexander and by medieval romances about Alexander the Great. Those romances were literary works rather than historical records, but they helped keep the name familiar in many languages. The specific form Alexandro is associated mainly with Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking naming traditions, where it appears alongside the more common Alejandro and Alexandre. Its history is therefore part of the wider history of Alexander, not a separate ancient tradition.
How Popular is the Name Alexandro?
Alexandro recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2004. Its best rank was #719 in 2002.
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 | #2,643 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 2024 | #2,436 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 2023 | #2,539 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2022 | #2,095 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,408 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2020 | #2,023 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 2019 | #2,001 | 73 | 0.0041% |
| 2018 | #1,671 | 95 | 0.0052% |
| 2017 | #1,977 | 72 | 0.0039% |
| 2016 | #1,813 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 2015 | #1,691 | 92 | 0.0048% |
| 2014 | #1,306 | 135 | 0.0070% |
| 2013 | #1,218 | 147 | 0.0078% |
| 2012 | #1,407 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2011 | #1,484 | 109 | 0.0057% |
| 2010 | #1,279 | 136 | 0.0071% |
| 2009 | #1,191 | 151 | 0.0076% |
| 2008 | #1,046 | 181 | 0.0089% |
| 2007 | #907 | 219 | 0.0106% |
| 2006 | #862 | 232 | 0.0113% |
| 2005 | #805 | 238 | 0.0119% |
| 2004 | #728 | 261 | 0.0131% |
| 2003 | #800 | 217 | 0.0110% |
| 2002 | #719 | 246 | 0.0127% |
| 2001 | #766 | 224 | 0.0115% |
| 2000 | #805 | 200 | 0.0102% |
| 1999 | #786 | 195 | 0.0102% |
| 1998 | #855 | 170 | 0.0089% |
| 1997 | #799 | 183 | 0.0097% |
| 1996 | #827 | 173 | 0.0091% |
| 1995 | #882 | 153 | 0.0080% |
| 1994 | #790 | 179 | 0.0093% |
| 1993 | #885 | 145 | 0.0074% |
| 1992 | #883 | 143 | 0.0072% |
| 1991 | #862 | 148 | 0.0073% |
| 1990 | #833 | 151 | 0.0074% |
| 1989 | #1,002 | 104 | 0.0052% |
| 1988 | #961 | 100 | 0.0052% |
| 1987 | #1,023 | 86 | 0.0046% |
| 1986 | #901 | 102 | 0.0055% |
| 1985 | #1,021 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 1984 | #1,034 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1983 | #1,060 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 1982 | #1,006 | 81 | 0.0045% |
| 1981 | #1,056 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 1980 | #1,022 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1979 | #1,223 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1978 | #1,027 | 72 | 0.0044% |
| 1977 | #1,177 | 56 | 0.0034% |
| 1976 | #1,123 | 57 | 0.0036% |
| 1975 | #1,094 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1974 | #1,244 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,253 | 43 | 0.0028% |
| 1972 | #1,130 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 1971 | #1,289 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1970 | #1,495 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #1,415 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1968 | #1,574 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #1,712 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #1,757 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #1,856 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #2,040 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,676 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #2,038 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,540 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,314 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #2,532 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,818 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,823 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,016 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1955 | #2,437 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #2,045 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #2,188 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,369 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #2,321 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,696 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,012 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,693 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #2,998 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,439 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #2,683 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #3,291 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,274 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,372 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,655 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #3,027 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,985 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #4,162 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,788 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #3,394 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #2,884 | 9 | 0.0009% |
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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