boys' name ★ peaked 2003

Alexandre

Meaning Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre Gender Boy · 3% girls Rank 2025 #2,148 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre.

Rank 2025
#2,148
among boys · ↓50 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
67
named Alexandre · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,494
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2003
173 babies
All-time total
5,389
#1,731 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Alexandre popularity over time

5,389 babies have been named Alexandre since 1915, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 12 12 1 – #3,376
1920s – 5 5 1 -58% #4,300
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – 5 5 1 – #3,695
1950s – 19 19 2 +280% #2,802
1960s – 105 105 11 +453% #1,544
1970s – 251 251 25 +139% #1,490
1980s 54 616 670 67 +167% #983
1990s 86 1,347 1,433 143 +114% #893
2000s 5 1,472 1,477 148 +3% #946
2010s – 996 996 100 -33% #1,250
2020s (to 2025) – 416 416 69 -30% #1,679

Where Alexandre 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 66 0.04 outside top 500
2027 65 0.04 outside top 500
2028 64 0.04 outside top 500
2029 64 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

Where Alexandre is most popular

Boys named Alexandre per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.037 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Alexandre 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
New York 42 0.097 +160%
California 64 0.070 +88%
Massachusetts 7 0.051 +37%
Florida 20 0.042 +13%
Texas 22 0.025 -33%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -33%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Alexandre

Alexandre is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,148 in 2025 with 67 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 5,389 American babies have been named Alexandre. Its peak came in 2003, when 173 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Alexandre stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alexandre?

The median living Alexandre is about 24 years old; half are between 15 and 33. An estimated 5,200 people named Alexandre are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Alexandre year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 67 #2,148
2024 – – 71 #2,098
2023 – – 51 #2,580
2022 – – 53 #2,565
2021 – – 80 #1,903
2020 – – 94 #1,679
2019 – – 71 #2,043
2018 – – 67 #2,101
2017 – – 71 #2,003
2016 – – 95 #1,663
2015 – – 111 #1,491
2014 – – 94 #1,641
2013 – – 105 #1,528
2012 – – 122 #1,376
2011 – – 120 #1,385
2010 – – 140 #1,250
2009 – – 130 #1,332
2008 – – 151 #1,180
2007 5 #17,763 150 #1,176
2006 – – 142 #1,185
2005 – – 165 #1,021
2004 – – 143 #1,101
2003 – – 173 #946
2002 – – 154 #1,008
2001 – – 118 #1,168
2000 – – 146 #1,006
1995 7 #10,551 136 #953
1990 13 #6,472 121 #938
1985 – – 66 #1,147
1980 – – 42 #1,475
1975 – – 27 #1,788
1970 – – 21 #1,939
1965 – – 11 #2,478
1960 – – 7 #3,345
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 5 #4,300
1915 – – 5 #3,834
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alexandre

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

  1. 1 Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas French writer and dramatist (1802–1870) 19th century
  2. 2 Alexandre Pato Alexandre Pato Brazilian footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alexandre Desplat Alexandre Desplat French film composer (born 1961) Contemporary
  4. 4 Alexandre Dumas fils Alexandre Dumas fils French writer and dramatist (1824–1895) 19th century
  5. 5 Alexandre Cabanel Alexandre Cabanel French painter (1823–1889) 19th century
  6. 6 Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Polish-French politician and diplomat (1810–1868) 19th century
  7. 7 Alexandre de Beauharnais Alexandre de Beauharnais French revolutionary politician and general (1760-1794) 18th century
  8. 8 Alexandre Pétion Alexandre Pétion Haitian army officer and statesman (1770–1818) 18th century
  9. 9 Alexandre Kojève Alexandre Kojève Russian-born French philosopher and statesman (1902–1968) Contemporary
  10. 10 Alexandre Millerand Alexandre Millerand French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943) 19th century
  11. 11 Alexandre Villaplane Alexandre Villaplane French footballer and Nazi collaborator (1904–1944) 1905–1944 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Alexandre Yersin Alexandre Yersin Swiss-born French physician and microbiologist 1863–1943 · 19th century
  13. 13 Alexandre de Rhodes Alexandre de Rhodes Jesuit missionary and lexicographer in Vietnam 1591–1660 · 16th century
  14. 14 Alexandre Benois Alexandre Benois Russian painter (1870–1960) 19th century
  15. 15 Alexandre Koyré French philosopher (1892–1964) 19th century
  16. 16 Alexandre Ribot Alexandre Ribot French politician (1842–1923) 19th century
  17. 17 Alexandre Tansman Polish composer (1897–1986) 19th century
  18. 18 Alexandre Guilmant Alexandre Guilmant French organist and composer 1837–1911 · 19th century
  19. 19 Alexandre Herculano Alexandre Herculano Portuguese writer, poet, journalist (1810 - 1877) 19th century
  20. 20 Alexandre Czerniatynski Belgian footballer b. 1960 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Alexandre?

The median living Alexandre is about 24 years old. Half of all living Alexandres are between 15 and 33 years old.

How many people named Alexandre are alive today?

An estimated 5,200 people named Alexandre are alive in the United States, based on 5,389 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alexandre mean?

Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre.

How popular is the name Alexandre in 2025?

Alexandre ranked #2,148 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 67 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alexandre?

5,389 babies have been named Alexandre in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alexandre most popular?

Alexandre peaked in 2003, when 173 newborns received the name.

Is Alexandre a boy or girl name?

Alexandre is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alexandre rising or falling?

Alexandre is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alexandre become more popular?

Alexandre looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 boys named Alexandre in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alexandre?

Well-known people named Alexandre include Alexandre Dumas (writer), Alexandre Pato (soccer player), Alexandre Desplat (composer).

Names like Alexandre

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