Female name
Alexandria
1,318 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2001. Expression number: 8.
Origin
From Middle English Alexandria, from Old English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), initially chiefly places founded by Alexander the Great of Macedonia and subsequently usually with reference to Alexandria in Egypt, a major Hellenistic cultural center, center of early Christianity, and continuing major international port. Compare Antioch, Seleucia, and Ptolemais. Doublet of Kandahar, Iskenderun, Scandaroon, and Alexandretta.From Wiktionary, entry “Alexandria”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2001: 115 births. 1,318 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 98 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1993: 5,042 births. 104,778 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 69th among girls' names in 1993. It really came into use around 1913. It is still given: 3,744 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2006: 10 births. 153 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 87 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 44 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 1 = 17 → 8
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 9 = 27 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.