Girls' name · peaked in 2015
Alessandra name popularity since 1925
24,836 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alessandra. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Alessandra is about 14 years old in 2026. Alessandra peaked in 2015 as the #276 name for girls, and it ranked #443 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 24,836
- Named Alessandra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #443
- for girls in 2025 (697 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 24,836 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.04× its national share
Peak year is the year Alessandra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alessandra births per year, 1925–2025
2015 was the biggest year for Alessandra both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Alessandra became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 5,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,120.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Alessandra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alessandra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alessandra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 17 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 51 | #4,378 |
| 1960s | 177 | #3,053 |
| 1970s | 335 | #2,411 |
| 1980s | 1,135 | #1,232 |
| 1990s | 2,518 | #787 |
| 2000s | 5,989 | #457 |
| 2010s | 9,951 | #276 |
| 2020–25 | 4,663 | #443 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
48.6% of babies named Alessandra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Alessandra is most popular
The index compares Alessandra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alessandra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.04× | 906 |
| Florida | 2.35× | 1,953 |
| Texas | 2.30× | 4,153 |
| California | 2.14× | 5,217 |
| Connecticut | 1.76× | 438 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alessandra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alessandra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alessandra (2015).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data