Alejandro

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #14,558 · #195 for boys in 2025, 1,842 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
2001 · 4,557 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
146,624
since 1885

Alejandro over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #88, 2001boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1951,842
2024—#1861,993
2023—#2001,837
2022—#1941,966
2021—#2061,844
2020—#2121,792
2019—#2011,972
2018—#2081,902
2017—#1952,032
2016—#1812,208
2015—#1802,316
2014#14,5586#1582,602
2013—#1652,469
2012#16,8695#1482,729
2011#16,7645#1303,091
2010#12,2768#1033,712
2009#15,2426#1213,444
2008#12,5798#1054,168
2007#9,00713#1034,281
2006#9,28612#964,551
2005#9,45211#974,482
2004#7,82814#994,451
2003#5,79520#1004,317
2002#5,89719#924,356
2001#5,57020#884,557
2000#4,07930#894,511
1999#5,66118#884,319
1998#4,14227#954,044
1997#3,71630#993,998
1996#3,56931#1073,676
1995#3,28534#1073,531
1994#3,09837#1053,469
1993#2,57348#1033,535
1992#2,15662#1133,176
1991#4,05925#1182,787
1990#2,95738#1252,643
1989#3,25332#1482,086
1988#3,58526#1761,607
1987#4,66017#1731,586
1986#3,55424#1651,633
1985#3,85221#1791,459
1984#3,99019#1901,320
1983#3,24225#1871,334
1982#3,41824#1731,499
1981#5,88511#1681,488
1980#3,41124#1871,304
1979#4,84214#1971,241
1978#5,56311#2021,107
1977#6,3409#2061,082
1976#4,61413#2031,076
1975#7,9846#2101,025
1974#5,7769#237870
1973#4,87111#257763
1972—#276702
1971#6,0068#292681
1970—#326587
1969#7,4715#348516
1968#7,0165#379421
1967—#431310
1966—#431313
1965—#464282
1964—#458300
1963—#494262
1962—#505247
1961—#506247
1960—#557201
1959—#539211
1958—#537205
1957—#534211
1956—#567178
1955—#592154
1954—#582161
1953—#583152
1952—#529175
1951—#562149
1950—#642117
1949—#633117
1948—#576134
1947—#638116
1946—#626105
1945—#65086
1944—#63394
1943—#78769
1942—#83960
1941—#72972
1940—#65385
1939—#75464
1938—#78461
1937—#69774
1936—#77462
1935—#66281
1934—#69178
1933—#64281
1932#4,4115#66883
1931—#62989
1930—#605102
1929—#67583
1928—#71379
1927—#69088
1926—#80367
1925—#69087
1924—#91658
1923—#79170
1922—#86363
1921—#81470
1920—#81667
1919—#1,06341
1918—#1,12437
1917—#1,00342
1916—#1,17631
1915—#1,37224
1914—#1,22123
1913—#1,44114
1912—#1,7469
1911——
1910—#1,3147
1909—#89311
1908—#1,0218
1907—#1,0947
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1905—#1,0027
1904—#8748
1903—#8468
1902—#1,0136
1901—#1,0585
1900—#1,1626
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Alejandro! It came in at #936, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Alejandro is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedNHWashington: #149 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 818 boysWAIdaho: #123 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 576 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMNIllinois: #91 for boys · 185 births · 1 in 473 boysILWisconsin: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,339 boysWIMichigan: #415 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,293 boysMINew York: #233 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 1,619 boysNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,443 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedRIOregon: #131 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 729 boysORNevada: #134 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 611 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedIAIndiana: #507 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,661 boysINOhio: #542 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,963 boysOHPennsylvania: #459 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,732 boysPANew Jersey: #170 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,272 boysNJConnecticut: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,348 boysCTCalifornia: #45 for boys · 1,385 births · 1 in 208 boysCAUtah: #273 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,839 boysUTColorado: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,348 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedNEMissouri: #549 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,453 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedWVVirginia: #352 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,237 boysVAMaryland: #355 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,269 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedDEArizona: #74 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 313 boysAZNew Mexico: #82 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 338 boysNMKansas: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,237 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedARTennessee: #549 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,071 boysTNNorth Carolina: #622 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,674 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedALGeorgia: #328 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,433 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedHITexas: #68 for boys · 505 births · 1 in 303 boysTXFlorida: #118 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 680 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#45 · 1 in 208
  2. Texas#68 · 1 in 303
  3. Arizona#74 · 1 in 313
  4. New Mexico#82 · 1 in 338
  5. Illinois#91 · 1 in 473

Best ever in a state: #34 in California, 1996.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#451,3851 in 208
Texas#685051 in 303
Arizona#74971 in 313
New Mexico#82341 in 338
Illinois#911851 in 473
Florida#1181311 in 680
Idaho#123121 in 576
Oregon#131271 in 729
Nevada#134151 in 611
Washington#149441 in 818
New Jersey#170421 in 1,272
Connecticut#171161 in 1,348
Kansas#195131 in 1,237
Colorado#204181 in 1,348
New York#233831 in 1,619
Massachusetts#242171 in 2,443
Wisconsin#253141 in 2,339
Utah#27391 in 1,839
Georgia#328201 in 2,433
Virginia#352131 in 3,237
Maryland#355101 in 3,269
Michigan#415161 in 4,293
Pennsylvania#459141 in 5,732
Indiana#50761 in 6,661
Ohio#542101 in 7,963
Missouri#54951 in 7,453
Tennessee#54951 in 7,071
North Carolina#62261 in 7,674
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Alejandro
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#186 → #195)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#212 → #195)
  • 15 spots since 2015 (#180 → #195)
  • Biggest jump: 247 spots in 1920 (#1,063 → #816)
  • Biggest drop: 421 spots in 1910 (#893 → #1,314)
Rise & fade · boys
116 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 2001 at #88 (4,557 births)
  • Births halved by 2016, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1997–2006
  • Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1920–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 426
  • Highest: 1 in 426 boys born in 2001 were named Alejandro (0.23%)
  • Latest: 1 in 927 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 29.4% of all boys named Alejandro (43,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s10#921 (1887)#929
1890s10#994 (1890)#1,058
1900s66#846 (1903)#996
1910s228#1,003 (1917)#1,273
1920s732#675 (1929)#777
1930s775#605 (1930)#691
1940s938#576 (1948)#676
1950s1,713#529 (1952)#567
1960s3,099#348 (1969)#457
1970s9,134#197 (1979)#241
1980s15,316#148 (1989)#175
1990s35,178#88 (1999)#106
2000s43,118#88 (2001)#99
2010s25,033#103 (2010)#167
2020s11,274#186 (2024)#199

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Alejandro in 1991

girls
#4,059
25 births · 1 in 75,000 girls
boys
#118
2,787 births · 1 in 725 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #4,059Alejandro25

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #118Alejandro2,787
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 75,000 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 73.8% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandro
  1. #3,936Tyneisha26
  2. #3,936Wynter26
  3. #3,936Yashira26
  4. #4,059Alejandro25
  5. #4,059Abriana25
  6. #4,059Alessia25
  7. #4,059Alexie25
  8. #4,208Aeisha24
  9. #4,208Alexxis24
  10. #4,208Allycia24

Tied with 148 names at #4,059; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 725 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 98.8% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandro
  1. #115Martin2,893
  2. #116Frank2,881
  3. #117Ricardo2,853
  4. #118Alejandro2,787
  5. #119Jake2,772
  6. #120Philip2,749
  7. #121Dakota2,739
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →