Meaning 
The name Alexandra has the following meaning: Defender of mankind. A feminine version of the name Alexander. It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Pronunciation  The name Alexandra is pronounced as ah-lex-zan-druh
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Alexandra and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Alexandra: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Amara, Cynthia, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - Calandra
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Alexandra: Alaxandra, Alecsandra, Aleczandra, Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alesandra, Alessandra, Alexa, Alexanda, Alexande, Alexandera, Alexandere, Alexandrea, Alexandreana, Alexandretta, Alexandria, Alexane, Alexea, Alexene, Alexes, Alexi, Alexia, Alexus, Alexxandra, Alexys, Alexzandra, Alissandre, Alissandrine, Alix, Alixandra, Allessa, Allessandra, Allex, Allexa, Allexandra, Allexandrina, Allexina, Allexine, Allix, Alyx, Alyxandra, Cesya, Etena, Lesy, Lesya, Lexandra, Lexi (Greek), Lexie (Greek), Lexy, Lissandre, Lissandrine, Sandi, Sandie, Sandye, Sanndra, Sasha (Russian), Sondra, Xandra, Xandy, Zandy, Zohndra, ZondraNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Alexandra are: Alex, Sandy, Allie
Style 
We think the name Alexandra should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alexandra to be: Attractive and wealthy womanIn one word, you might describe Alexandra as a(n) " attractive" person. See other "attractive" names for girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Alexandra is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 38 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Alexandra fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 8 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 69 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alexandra in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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