Given name & surname
Alexandro
“helper and defender of mankind”
Alexandro is a variant of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alexandro is a variant of Alexander. One Greek interpretation is “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Alexandro is a variant of Alexander. Alexander has been associated with Latin and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alexandro through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,998
- 6,998 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 261 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #2,643 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 49 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,643 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 261 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,603 as a first name in 2020; 142 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alexandro’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Alexandro has a diminutive in SASO. In Portuguese usage, Alexandro shares an earlier linguistic root with Alessandro. Alexandro has a related form in Alexander.
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Around the world
Alexandro has relatives in 6 languages.
9 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Alexandervariant
- Alejandrovariant · English, Spanish
- Alexandrevariant · Portuguese, French
- Alexandruvariant · Asturian
- Xandrodiminutive · Asturian
- Alexxandrolikely variant
- Xandrediminutive · Asturian
- Xandrudiminutive · Asturian
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alexandro
- Alexandro MaidanaParaguayan footballerborn 2005
- Alexandro BernabeiArgentine footballerborn 2000
- Alexandro PozzerBrazilian handball playerborn 1988
- Alexandro ÁlvarezMexican footballerborn 1977
- Alex AlvesBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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