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Alexandru

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What official birth registration shows about Alexandru: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #270 to #2863.200020052010201520202025#270#2863
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
2000#2501
2001#2587
2002#2636
2003#2189
2004#1878
2005#954
2006#1892
2007#1014
2008#757
2009#944
2010#552
2011#798
2012#704
2013#570
2014#527
2015#429
2016#420
2017#317
2018#300
2019#270
2020#292
2021#348
2022#423
2023#411
2024#674
2025#658

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 28 of the 48 years from 1967 to 2014.

In 2025: #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #658 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1967–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1967

    First recorded at #520 among boys in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2014

    Highest recorded position: #253 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2014).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #658 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #253 in Norway in 1987.

Alexandru's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#65855HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#67455HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41196HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#42397HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#348128HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#292157HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#270179HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#300162HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#317158HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#420100HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#42996HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#52772HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#57062HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#70447HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#79838HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#55262HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#94428HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#75738HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#101424HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#18929HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#95423HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#18788HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5164HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5244HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#3898HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5414HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5354HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5404HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4397HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#4936HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4178HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#4747HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#31615HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#32214HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#30215HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#25320HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#28718HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#40610HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4578HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5186HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4578HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#5306HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#4189HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6054HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#5046HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5345HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5204HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#4029HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#32712HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#30314HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#38010HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#36410HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#30714HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#29515HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#4019HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#33612HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#32913HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#4597HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#32513HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#33812HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#37910HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#35411HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#4048HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#34611HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#28213HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#3348HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#3755HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#2678HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#2737HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#2746HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#3793HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Alexandru is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Alexandru, between 1967 and 2025, in 49 of those 59 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: highest position in 1987England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200219672025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1967–201428#253 in 1987
England and Wales1996–202527#270 in 2019
Republic of Ireland1999–202527#267 in 2002

Its high point came 32 years earlier in Norway (1987) than in England and Wales (2019).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1967; it appears again in 1973.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Alexandru

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #253 in Norway in 1987. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.