Alexanderia
A feminine name derived from Ancient Greek meaning "defender of men".
Name Census estimates that about 721 living Americans carry the first name Alexanderia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexanderia today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexanderia births was 1993 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexanderia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
721
~ 1 in 475,387 Americans
Peak year
1993
49 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2021 SSA rank
#15,384
Tracked since 1977
Census
Alexanderia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 577 people with the first name Alexanderia, which placed it at #18,616 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,616
National first-name rank
People counted
577
577 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
53.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexanderia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexanderia is White at 53.7%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and Hispanic (12.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alexanderia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alexanderia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White53.7% · 310
- Black or African American23.6% · 136
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 70
- Two or more races9.0% · 52
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Popularity
Alexanderia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexanderia from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 389 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexanderia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alexanderia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alexanderias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Alexanderia, while Florida, California, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexanderia
The given name Alexanderia has its origins in Ancient Greek, deriving from the masculine name Alexandros, which means "defender of men" or "protector of men". The name is composed of the Greek elements "alexo" meaning "to defend" or "to protect" and "aner" meaning "man". Its earliest known usage can be traced back to the 4th century BCE in ancient texts and inscriptions from the Hellenistic period.
Alexanderia was a popular name among the ruling classes and nobility of the ancient Greek world, particularly in the regions of Macedonia and the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Its popularity likely stems from the fame and conquests of Alexander the Great, the legendary Macedonian king and military leader who lived from 356 to 323 BCE. His exploits and the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond contributed to the widespread use of the name and its variants.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Alexanderia was Alexanderia of Caria, a Greek princess who lived in the 4th century BCE and was the sister-in-law of Alexander the Great. Another notable figure was Alexanderia of Phrygia, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE and made significant contributions to the study of geometry.
In the 2nd century BCE, Alexanderia of Cyrene was a renowned Greek physician and philosopher who became the head of the medical school in Alexandria, Egypt. She was highly influential in her time and wrote extensively on medical topics, though most of her works are now lost.
During the Byzantine Empire, the name Alexanderia continued to be popular, with several notable figures bearing the name. One such figure was Alexanderia of Constantinople, a 6th-century Byzantine princess and the daughter of Emperor Maurice. She played a significant role in the political intrigues of the imperial court during her lifetime.
In the 12th century, Alexanderia of Tyre was a renowned scholar and writer from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. She wrote extensively on topics such as history, theology, and literature, and her works were widely circulated throughout the Christian world at the time.
Throughout history, the name Alexanderia has been associated with strong, influential, and often well-educated women from various cultural and intellectual spheres. Its rich heritage and connections to the ancient Greek world have contributed to its enduring appeal and use over the centuries.
People
Alexanderia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexanderia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alexanderia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexanderia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 721 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexanderia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 475,387 US residents.
Is Alexanderia a common name?
We classify Alexanderia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 745 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexanderia most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexanderia was 1993, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexanderia is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexanderia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 577 people with the name Alexanderia, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,616 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alexanderia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alexanderia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexanderia leans strongly female. 571 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 12 male bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alexanderia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexanderia is White at 53.7%. The next largest groups are Black (23.6%) and Hispanic (12.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alexanderia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexanderia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.7% (310 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alexanderia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexanderia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexanderia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alexanderia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexanderia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alexanderia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Alexanderia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.