Meaning of the nameAlexandra
- Female
- Greek origin
- A-le-xan-dra
Alexandra is a female name of Greek origin, the feminine of Alexandre, a name formed from the Greek elements for 'to defend' and 'man'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Alexandre, 'defender of men'”
- People (2022)
- 90,519
- Rank in Brazil
- #346
- Median age
- 40 years
- 2010 Census
- 90,467
- people
Alexandra in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alexandra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (31,231 people).
89,744 women 775 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alexandra is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alexandra in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.067%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.063%
- Roraima 0.053%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.053%
- Santa Catarina 0.052%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 20,181 | 0.045% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,178 | 0.050% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 10,105 | 0.063% |
| Pernambuco | 6,097 | 0.067% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,709 | 0.053% |
| Bahia | 5,238 | 0.037% |
| Paraná | 4,365 | 0.038% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,924 | 0.052% |
| Ceará | 3,460 | 0.039% |
| Pará | 2,288 | 0.028% |
| Goiás | 1,915 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 1,844 | 0.046% |
| Maranhão | 1,774 | 0.026% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,709 | 0.045% |
| Alagoas | 1,501 | 0.048% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,484 | 0.045% |
| Amazonas | 1,435 | 0.036% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,291 | 0.035% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,161 | 0.042% |
| Sergipe | 1,136 | 0.051% |
| Piauí | 1,134 | 0.035% |
| Distrito Federal | 885 | 0.031% |
| Rondônia | 623 | 0.039% |
| Roraima | 339 | 0.053% |
| Tocantins | 297 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 251 | 0.030% |
| Amapá | 195 | 0.027% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alexandra
Alexandra comes from Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), the feminine form of Alexandre. The name joins ἀλέξω (aléxō), 'to defend', with ἀνδρ-, the stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr), 'man', and Behind the Name gives Alexander the meaning 'defender of men'. In Greek mythology, according to the same site, Alexandra was an epithet of the goddess Hera. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 90,519 people named Alexandra, almost always women, with a median age of 40. Proportionally, it is most common in Pernambuco, and Wiktionary records Xana as an affectionate form of the name.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alexandra · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexandra · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Alexandra · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Alexandra
What does the name Alexandra mean?
Alexandra means “feminine form of Alexandre, 'defender of men'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Alexandra in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 90,519 people with the first name Alexandra, which ranks it number 346 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Alexandra a boy's or a girl's name?
Alexandra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 89,744 women and 775 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Alexandra?
Alexandra is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alexandra most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.067% of the state's population is named Alexandra (6,097 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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