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Girl name Italian;Greek origin Catholic tradition

Alessandra

al-uh-SAN-dra · 10 letters · 4 syllables
What it means
defender of mankind
Language
Italian;Greek
Culture
Italian
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Italian · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#426
2024 births722
Peak year2015
First appeared1943
Total US births24,136
2015 peak19431963198420042024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AliSandra
Alternate spellings
AlexandraAlessandria
In other languages
Alexandra (Greek)Alejandra (Spanish)

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Notable people named Alessandra

Alessandra Ambrosio (model)
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