Alexandre
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander. Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Alexandre (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Alexandre has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2011. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 232 |
| 2000 | 256 |
| 2001 | 254 |
| 2002 | 252 |
| 2003 | 247 |
| 2004 | 248 |
| 2005 | 259 |
| 2006 | 249 |
| 2007 | 245 |
| 2008 | 250 |
| 2009 | 261 |
| 2010 | 256 |
| 2011 | 264 |
| 2012 | 274 |
| 2013 | 281 |
| 2014 | 288 |
| 2015 | 299 |
| 2016 | 314 |
| 2017 | 325 |
| 2018 | 349 |
| 2019 | 364 |
| 2020 | 378 |
Alexandre in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Alexandre.Hi! My name is Alexandre.
- Alexandre bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Alexandre lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Alexandre kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Alexandre is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Alexandres mamma är lärare.Alexandre's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Alexandres mamma is Alexandre's mum.
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Questions about Alexandre
How do you pronounce Alexandre in Swedish?
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What does the name Alexandre mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander. Borrowed from French Alexandre and Portuguese Alexandre.
How popular is Alexandre in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Alexandre in 2022. In 2020, 378 people in Sweden had Alexandre as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2011 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.