boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Alessandro

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Alessandro Gender Boy Rank 2025 #497 Trend ↑ Rising 33%

Borrowed from Italian Alessandro.

Rank 2025
#497
among boys · ↑57 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
608
named Alessandro · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,809
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
608 babies
All-time total
12,002
#1,084 all-time among boys
First recorded
1933
in Social Security records

Alessandro popularity over time

12,002 babies have been named Alessandro since 1933, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #3,652
1940s 5 1 0% #3,682
1950s 38 4 +660% #2,375
1960s 133 13 +250% #1,837
1970s 273 27 +105% #1,670
1980s 492 49 +80% #1,130
1990s 1,081 108 +120% #889
2000s 2,932 293 +171% #616
2010s 3,910 391 +33% #603
2020s (to 2025) 3,133 522 +34% #497

Where Alessandro is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 637 0.37 #478
2027 662 0.39 #468
2028 685 0.40 #455
2029 705 0.41 #447
2030 722 0.42 #438

Where Alessandro is most popular

Boys named Alessandro per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.313 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Nevada, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Alessandro born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 371 0.784 +150%
Nevada 39 0.684 +119%
California 571 0.625 +100%
Texas 484 0.549 +75%
Arizona 75 0.458 +46%
New Jersey 88 0.437 +40%
Colorado 50 0.387 +24%
New York 161 0.372 +19%
Illinois 94 0.368 +17%
Connecticut 24 0.355 +13%
Massachusetts 47 0.342 +9%
Virginia 60 0.316 ≈ national
Washington 51 0.312 ≈ national
Georgia 75 0.296 -5%
Utah 25 0.262 -16%
Maryland 30 0.252 -20%
Nebraska 10 0.230 -27%
Oklahoma 20 0.226 -28%
Oregon 17 0.224 -28%
North Carolina 51 0.200 -36%
Indiana 32 0.200 -36%
Michigan 33 0.161 -49%
New Mexico 5 0.152 -52%
Pennsylvania 40 0.151 -52%
Tennessee 18 0.100 -68%
Kansas 6 0.087 -72%
Wisconsin 7 0.059 -81%
Ohio 14 0.053 -83%
South Carolina 5 0.048 -85%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alessandro

Alessandro is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #497 in 2025 with 608 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1933, 12,002 American babies have been named Alessandro. Its peak came in 2025, when 608 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alessandro stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alessandro?

The median living Alessandro is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 21. An estimated 12 thousand people named Alessandro are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alessandro year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 608 #497
2024 539 #554
2023 555 #533
2022 547 #541
2021 455 #610
2020 429 #626
2019 449 #608
2018 454 #603
2017 401 #646
2016 368 #681
2015 370 #683
2014 422 #626
2013 389 #634
2012 342 #692
2011 364 #643
2010 351 #677
2009 379 #654
2008 396 #623
2007 326 #710
2006 385 #616
2005 315 #669
2004 299 #676
2003 263 #711
2002 248 #714
2001 159 #969
2000 162 #939
1995 90 #1,221
1990 74 #1,287
1985 51 #1,354
1980 35 #1,656
1975 27 #1,787
1970 24 #1,797
1965 17 #1,918
1960 7 #3,344
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Famous people named Alessandro

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Italian footballer (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Alessandro Nesta Alessandro Nesta Italian footballer and coach (born 1976) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alessandro Moreschi Alessandro Moreschi Italian castrato singer (1858–1922) 19th century
  4. 4 Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827) 18th century
  5. 5 Alessandro Costacurta Alessandro Costacurta Italian footballer (born 1966) Contemporary
  6. 6 Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence Duke of Florence from 1532 to 1537 1510–1537 · 16th century
  7. 7 Alessandro Cagliostro Alessandro Cagliostro Italian occultist (1743–1795) 18th century
  8. 8 Alessandro Altobelli Alessandro Altobelli Italian footballer (born 1955) Contemporary
  9. 9 Alessandro Valignano Alessandro Valignano Italian Jesuit priest and missionary to Nagasaki 1539–1606 · 16th century
  10. 10 Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Manzoni Italian poet and novelist (1785–1873) 18th century
  11. 11 Alessandro Nannini Alessandro Nannini Italian racing driver (born 1959) Contemporary
  12. 12 Alessandro Scarlatti Alessandro Scarlatti Italian Baroque composer (1660–1725) 17th century
  13. 13 Alessandro Baricco Alessandro Baricco Italian writer, director and performer b. 1958 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Alessandro Farnese Alessandro Farnese Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589) 16th century
  15. 15 Alessandro Safina Alessandro Safina Italian operatic pop tenor b. 1963 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Alessandro Stradella Alessandro Stradella Italian composer (1643–1682) 17th century
  17. 17 Alessandro Marcello Alessandro Marcello Italian composer (1673–1747) 17th century
  18. 18 Alessandro Allori Alessandro Allori Italian painter 1535–1607 · 16th century
  19. 19 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Italian road bicycle racer b. 1974 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Alessandro Algardi Alessandro Algardi Italian sculptor (1598–1654) 1595–1654 · 16th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alessandro, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alessandro?

The median living Alessandro is about 12 years old. Half of all living Alessandros are between 5 and 21 years old.

How many people named Alessandro are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Alessandro are alive in the United States, based on 12,002 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alessandro mean?

Borrowed from Italian Alessandro.

How popular is the name Alessandro in 2025?

Alessandro ranked #497 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 608 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alessandro?

12,002 babies have been named Alessandro in the United States since 1933, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alessandro most popular?

Alessandro peaked in 2025, when 608 newborns received the name.

Is Alessandro a boy or girl name?

Alessandro is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alessandro rising or falling?

Alessandro is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alessandro become more popular?

Alessandro is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 722 boys named Alessandro in 2030, which would rank around #438. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alessandro?

Well-known people named Alessandro include Alessandro Del Piero (soccer player), Alessandro Nesta (soccer player), Alessandro Moreschi (singer).

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