Alejandra
#604 for girls in 2025, 486 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #12,022
Given to girls 99.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1994 · 2,187 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 54,015since 1900
Alejandra over time
Rank among girls' names. Alejandra has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #604 | 486 | — | |
| 2024 | #578 | 524 | — | |
| 2023 | #548 | 554 | — | |
| 2022 | #568 | 529 | — | |
| 2021 | #617 | 480 | — | |
| 2020 | #545 | 551 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #517 | 600 | — | |
| 2018 | #512 | 608 | — | |
| 2017 | #506 | 617 | — | |
| 2016 | #446 | 721 | — | |
| 2015 | #451 | 703 | — | |
| 2014 | #446 | 717 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #419 | 725 | — | |
| 2012 | #395 | 785 | — | |
| 2011 | #344 | 929 | — | |
| 2010 | #279 | 1,188 | — | |
| 2009 | #273 | 1,199 | — | |
| 2008 | #261 | 1,329 | — | |
| 2007 | #254 | 1,376 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #233 | 1,487 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #220 | 1,583 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #206 | 1,630 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #197 | 1,668 | #6,258 | 11 |
| 2002 | #191 | 1,693 | — | |
| 2001 | #192 | 1,718 | #4,476 | 17 |
| 2000 | #174 | 1,861 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #179 | 1,754 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #156 | 2,020 | #4,413 | 15 |
| 1997 | #162 | 1,906 | #3,064 | 24 |
| 1996 | #160 | 1,955 | #4,396 | 14 |
| 1995 | #159 | 2,002 | #2,762 | 26 |
| 1994 | #145 | 2,187 | #2,219 | 36 |
| 1993 | #147 | 2,126 | #2,347 | 32 |
| 1992 | #148 | 2,044 | #2,085 | 37 |
| 1991 | #182 | 1,641 | #2,227 | 32 |
| 1990 | #211 | 1,376 | #2,255 | 31 |
| 1989 | #291 | 895 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #355 | 701 | #2,765 | 20 |
| 1987 | #423 | 528 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #417 | 526 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #454 | 477 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #453 | 458 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #403 | 535 | #2,208 | 23 |
| 1982 | #441 | 490 | #2,972 | 15 |
| 1981 | #438 | 488 | #2,898 | 15 |
| 1980 | #458 | 463 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #506 | 392 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #578 | 297 | — | |
| 1977 | #641 | 259 | — | |
| 1976 | #566 | 293 | — | |
| 1975 | #772 | 183 | — | |
| 1974 | #834 | 158 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #897 | 139 | — | |
| 1972 | #818 | 162 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #1,074 | 112 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,343 | 78 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,276 | 77 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,647 | 49 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,829 | 39 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,666 | 48 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,131 | 31 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,917 | 36 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,359 | 26 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,543 | 12 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,727 | 18 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,472 | 20 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,157 | 13 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,340 | 18 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,778 | 28 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,874 | 20 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,817 | 11 | — | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | — | |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | — | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,105 | 15 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,699 | 12 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,830 | 22 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,805 | 21 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Alejandra! It came in at #1,723, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1910, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Alejandra is popular in 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- California#47 · 1 in 266
- Texas#67 · 1 in 331
- Nevada#92 · 1 in 342
- Arizona#107 · 1 in 460
- Colorado#116 · 1 in 499
Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1993.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #47 | 839 | 1 in 266 |
| Texas | #67 | 422 | 1 in 331 |
| Nevada | #92 | 25 | 1 in 342 |
| Arizona | #107 | 61 | 1 in 460 |
| Colorado | #116 | 42 | 1 in 499 |
| New Mexico | #120 | 19 | 1 in 436 |
| Kansas | #138 | 22 | 1 in 565 |
| Illinois | #144 | 104 | 1 in 672 |
| Oregon | #184 | 20 | 1 in 807 |
| Washington | #202 | 31 | 1 in 924 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 7 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Florida | #250 | 55 | 1 in 1,334 |
| New Jersey | #282 | 26 | 1 in 1,606 |
| Iowa | #284 | 9 | 1 in 1,525 |
| Utah | #320 | 10 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 9 | 1 in 1,869 |
| North Carolina | #370 | 18 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Minnesota | #379 | 11 | 1 in 2,270 |
| New York | #380 | 44 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Georgia | #396 | 18 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Arkansas | #412 | 5 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Indiana | #435 | 12 | 1 in 2,733 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 9 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Connecticut | #464 | 5 | 1 in 3,087 |
| Michigan | #514 | 15 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Maryland | #519 | 7 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Missouri | #595 | 7 | 1 in 4,217 |
| Pennsylvania | #777 | 9 | 1 in 6,474 |
| Ohio | #794 | 9 | 1 in 6,871 |
| Virginia | #841 | 5 | 1 in 6,651 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Alejandra
- 26 spots since 2024 (#578 → #604)
- 59 spots since 2020 (#545 → #604)
- 153 spots since 2015 (#451 → #604)
- Biggest jump: 256 spots in 1972 (#1,074 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 79 spots in 1973 (#818 → #897)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 1994 at #145 (2,187 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1972–2025
- Highest: 1 in 817 girls born in 1994 were named Alejandra (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,307 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 35.2% of all girls named Alejandra (19,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,723 (1900) | #1,723 |
| 1910s | 82 | #1,805 (1918) | #2,835 |
| 1920s | 166 | #1,825 (1929) | #2,252 |
| 1930s | 129 | #1,877 (1932) | #2,590 |
| 1940s | 155 | #1,778 (1948) | #2,553 |
| 1950s | 160 | #2,116 (1951) | #2,891 |
| 1960s | 411 | #1,276 (1969) | #1,877 |
| 1970s | 2,073 | #506 (1979) | #803 |
| 1980s | 5,561 | #291 (1989) | #413 |
| 1990s | 19,011 | #145 (1994) | #165 |
| 2000s | 15,544 | #174 (2000) | #220 |
| 2010s | 7,593 | #279 (2010) | #432 |
| 2020s | 3,124 | #545 (2020) | #577 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Alejandra in 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 913 of them was named Alejandra, which outranked 99.0% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 78,548 of them was named Alejandra, which outranked 71.7% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,981Trevis25
- #2,981Wil25
- #2,981Yahya25
- #3,064Alejandra24
- #3,064Amanda24
- #3,064Anjel24
- #3,064Antwoine24
- #3,160Alon23
- #3,160Amando23
- #3,160Amonte23
Tied with 95 names at #3,064; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.