Meaning of the nameAlexandre

Male
Greek origin
A-le-xan-dre

Alexandre is a male name of Greek origin, inherited from Galician-Portuguese, which comes from Aléxandros, 'defender of men'.

Meaning

“defender of men”

Source: Behind the Name: Alexander

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People (2022): 422,722
Rank in Brazil: #63
Median age: 40 years
2010 Census: 444,097; people

Alexandre in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Alexandre, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (130,965 people).

2,058 women 420,664 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 Alexandre is most common

States with the highest share of people named Alexandre in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	119,048	0.268%
Rio de Janeiro	55,341	0.345%
Minas Gerais	42,486	0.207%
Rio Grande do Sul	28,979	0.266%
Paraná	23,696	0.207%
Santa Catarina	18,434	0.242%
Pernambuco	17,280	0.191%
Bahia	17,224	0.122%
Pará	11,853	0.146%
Goiás	11,149	0.158%
Ceará	10,391	0.118%
Amazonas	7,053	0.179%
Espírito Santo	6,992	0.182%
Maranhão	6,649	0.098%
Distrito Federal	6,594	0.234%
Paraíba	5,897	0.148%
Mato Grosso	5,766	0.158%
Mato Grosso do Sul	5,068	0.184%
Rio Grande do Norte	4,742	0.144%
Alagoas	4,443	0.142%
Sergipe	3,109	0.141%
Piauí	3,101	0.095%
Rondônia	2,438	0.154%
Tocantins	1,750	0.116%
Acre	1,182	0.142%
Amapá	1,166	0.159%
Roraima	891	0.140%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Alexandre

Wiktionary records Alexandre as inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandre, from Latin Alexander and from Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros). Behind the Name reads Alexander as 'defender of men', from alexo, 'to defend, to help', and aner, 'man'. Behind the Name lists Alex, Xande and Xandinho as Portuguese diminutives, and Alexandra and Alexandrina as feminines. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 422,722 people named Alexandre; the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

Wiktionary: Alexandre · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Alexandre · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Alexandre

What does the name Alexandre mean?

Alexandre means “defender of men”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Alexandre in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 422,722 people with the first name Alexandre, which ranks it number 63 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Alexandre a boy's or a girl's name?

Alexandre is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 2,058 women and 420,664 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Alexandre?

Alexandre is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Alexandre most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.345% of the state's population is named Alexandre (55,341 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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