Alexandrine
Of Greek origin, meaning "defender of men."
Name Census estimates that about 15 living Americans carry the first name Alexandrine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alexandrine today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alexandrine births was 1918 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alexandrine. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Alexandrine. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
15
~ 1 in 22,850,289 Americans
Peak year
1918
6 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2007 SSA rank
#17,762
Tracked since 1895
Census
Alexandrine in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 173 people with the first name Alexandrine, which placed it at #41,949 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
#41,949
National first-name rank
People counted
173
173 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alexandrine
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexandrine is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (37.6%) and Hispanic (9.8%). 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 Alexandrine 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 Alexandrine at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.5% · 77
- Black or African American37.6% · 65
- Hispanic or Latino9.8% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 7
- Two or more races4.0% · 7
Popularity
Alexandrine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alexandrine from the 1890s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 10 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alexandrine 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 Alexandrine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alexandrine
The name Alexandrine has its origins in ancient Greek, deriving from the name Alexandros, which itself is a combination of the Greek words "alexo" meaning "to defend" and "aner" meaning "man". The name Alexandrine is the feminine form of this name, often used as a variant of the more common Alexandra.
One of the earliest and most notable bearers of the name Alexandrine was Alexandrine of Baden (1820-1904), a Prussian princess who married the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Another early historical figure with this name was Alexandrine de La Ferronays (1760-1850), a French aristocrat and memoirist who lived during the French Revolution.
In the literary world, Alexandrine was the name of the fictional protagonist in the 19th-century novel "Alexandrine" by Danish author Jens Christian Hostrup (1818-1892). The novel explored themes of love, loss, and social class.
Moving into the 20th century, Alexandrine Jeanne Ghislaine Giauque (1904-1989) was a Swiss-born American astronomer known for her contributions to the study of meteor streams and comets.
Another notable Alexandrine was Alexandrine Petra Johanne Tinne (1835-1869), a Dutch explorer and travel writer who undertook expeditions in North Africa and the Nile region, becoming one of the earliest European women to explore the interior of Africa.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have borne the name Alexandrine throughout history, showcasing its enduring presence across various cultures and disciplines.
People
Alexandrine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alexandrine 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
Alexandrine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alexandrine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 15 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alexandrine 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 22,850,289 US residents.
Is Alexandrine a common name?
We classify Alexandrine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 35.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 26 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alexandrine most popular?
The single biggest year for Alexandrine was 1918, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alexandrine is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alexandrine in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 173 people with the name Alexandrine, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,949 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 Alexandrine 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 Alexandrine?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alexandrine appears almost entirely female. Of the 173 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Alexandrine?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alexandrine is White at 44.5%. The next largest groups are Black (37.6%) and Hispanic (9.8%). 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 Alexandrine most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alexandrine in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.5% (77 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 Alexandrine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alexandrine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alexandrine 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 Alexandrine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alexandrine 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 Alexandrine 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 are called Alexandrine?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Alexandrine, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.