Given name
Lysandra
“helper and defender of mankind”
Lysandra is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Lysandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” Lysandra is a form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Lysandra is used as a form of Alexandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lysandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 686
- 0 boys · 686 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,658 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,658 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 648 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.
Lysandra’s family of names
Lysandra is a form of Alexandra. Lysandra has a related form in Lisandra. Lysandra has a related form in Lyssa.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lisandravariant
- Lissandravariant
- Lyssavariant
- Lizandravariant
- Lyaksandravariant
- Lyssandravariant
- Lissandrinevariant
- Lissandrinavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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