Given name
Aleksandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Aleksandra is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aleksandra is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aleksandra is a feminine form of Aleksandr. An origin associated with Aleksandr is Russian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Aleksandra developed from Alexandra. In Slovenian usage, Aleksandra is a feminine form of Aleksandar.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleksandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,110
- 0 boys · 3,110 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 47
- #3,297 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 47 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,297 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 126 in 2008. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,552 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aleksandra’s family of names
In Polish usage, Aleksandra has a diminutive in Sandra. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Aleksandra developed from the Latin form Alexandra. In Finnish usage, Aleksandra has a conventional equivalent in the English form ALEXANDRIA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aleksandra has relatives in 16 languages.
23 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Alexequivalent
- Alessandraequivalent
- AlexandriaEnglish
- Sashaequivalent
- Alejandraequivalent
- Aleksanderhas masculine form
- Sandyequivalent
- Aleksandrmasculine form
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- Aleksandarmasculine form · Slovene
- Alexsandraequivalent
- Sandaequivalent
- Alyxandraequivalent
- Aleksandrscognate · Latvian
- Oleksandraequivalent
- Aliaksandraequivalent
- Олександраequivalent
- Аляксандраequivalent
- Ἀλέξανδροςmasculine form · Norwegian Bokmål, Ancient Greek
- Ἀλεξάνδραroot · Ancient Greek
- Aleksanterimasculine form · Finnish
People named Aleksandra
- Alexandra KollontaiSoviet revolutionary, ambassador, diplomat, feminist1872–1952
- Alexandra KosteniukRussian and Swiss chess playerborn 1984
- Alexandra ElbakyanKazakh computer scientist and founder of Sci-Hubborn 1988
- Aleksandra EksterUkrainian and French painter and designer (1882–1949)
- Aleksandra PakhmutovaSoviet and Russian composerborn 1929
- Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmarkdaughter of George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia; wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia1870–1891
- Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of RussiaGrand Duchess of Russia (1783-1801)
- Aleksandra GoryachkinaRussian chess playerborn 1998
- Alexandra MarininaRussian writer of detective storiesborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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