Given name & surname
Alessandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alessandra is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Original ItalianSandra
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alessandra is a variant of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Alessandra is used as a form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alessandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24,836
- 0 boys · 24,836 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 1,141 babies
- 2025
- 697
- #443 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 697 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 443 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,141 in 2015. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (154). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 20,401 as a first name in 2020; 264 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alessandra’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Alessandra has a diminutive in Sandra. Alessandra developed from Alexandra. In Spanish usage, Alessandra has a short form in Sandra.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alessandra has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Italian roots to each of them.
Italianwhere Alessandra comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Alessandra
- Alessandra AmbrosioBrazilian modelborn 1981
- Alessandra MussoliniItalian former politician, model and singerborn 1962
- Alessandra MeleNorwegian-Italian singerborn 2002
- Princess Alexandra of HanoverPrincess of Great Britain and Ireland, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg1882–1963
- Alessandra MastronardiItalian actressborn 1986
- Alessandra PerilliSammarinese target shooterborn 1988
- Alessandra MartinesItalian dancer and actressborn 1963
- Alessandra PanaroItalian actress (1939–2019)
- Alessandra TorresaniAmerican actressborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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