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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #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
1906——
1905—#1,0027
1904—#8748
1903—#8468
1902—#1,0136
1901—#1,0585
1900—#1,1626
1899——
1898—#1,1215
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1890—#9945
1889——
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1887—#9215
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1885—#9365
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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 1995

  • 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: #127 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 582 boysWAIdaho: #107 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 380 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,179 boysMNIllinois: #64 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 312 boysILWisconsin: #173 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,090 boysWIMichigan: #278 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,161 boysMINew York: #198 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,288 boysNYMassachusetts: #225 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,983 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedRIOregon: #121 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 508 boysORNevada: #62 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 248 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedSDIowa: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,817 boysIAIndiana: #278 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,241 boysINOhio: #488 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,531 boysOHPennsylvania: #468 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,063 boysPANew Jersey: #166 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,126 boysNJConnecticut: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,486 boysCTCalifornia: #39 for boys · 1,482 births · 1 in 175 boysCAUtah: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 923 boysUTColorado: #111 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 436 boysCONebraska: #188 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,116 boysNEMissouri: #430 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,287 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,993 boysVAMaryland: #430 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,689 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedDEArizona: #47 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 208 boysAZNew Mexico: #67 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 262 boysNMKansas: #187 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,014 boysKSArkansas: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,314 boysARTennessee: #457 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,316 boysTNNorth Carolina: #281 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,948 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,389 boysOKLouisiana: #653 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,444 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedMSAlabama: #548 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,937 boysALGeorgia: #354 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,421 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Alejandro, so not publishedHITexas: #43 for boys · 715 births · 1 in 214 boysTXFlorida: #90 for boys · 189 births · 1 in 449 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#39 · 1 in 175
  2. Texas#43 · 1 in 214
  3. Arizona#47 · 1 in 208
  4. Nevada#62 · 1 in 248
  5. Illinois#64 · 1 in 312

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#391,4821 in 175
Texas#437151 in 214
Arizona#471561 in 208
Nevada#62401 in 248
Illinois#642651 in 312
New Mexico#67411 in 262
Florida#901891 in 449
Idaho#107191 in 380
Colorado#111561 in 436
Oregon#121381 in 508
Washington#127571 in 582
New Jersey#166441 in 1,126
Wisconsin#173271 in 1,090
Utah#180191 in 923
Kansas#187151 in 1,014
Nebraska#18891 in 1,116
New York#198951 in 1,288
Connecticut#204131 in 1,486
Massachusetts#225191 in 1,983
Oklahoma#232141 in 1,389
Iowa#24591 in 1,817
Minnesota#263131 in 2,179
Indiana#278171 in 2,241
Michigan#278281 in 2,161
North Carolina#281231 in 1,948
Virginia#282201 in 1,993
Arkansas#33961 in 2,314
Georgia#354201 in 2,421
Maryland#43081 in 3,689
Missouri#43081 in 4,287
Tennessee#45781 in 4,316
Pennsylvania#468141 in 5,063
Ohio#488131 in 5,531
Alabama#54851 in 4,937
Louisiana#65351 in 5,444
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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 1995

girls
#3,285
34 births · 1 in 51,722 girls
boys
#107
3,531 births · 1 in 539 boys

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #3,285Alejandro34

Top boys' names in 1995

  1. #1Michael41,409
  2. #2Matthew32,882
  3. #3Christopher32,679
  4. #4Jacob31,134
  5. #5Joshua30,720
  6. #6Tyler29,161
  7. #7Nicholas29,160
  8. #8Brandon26,904
  9. #9Daniel26,728
  10. #10Austin25,908
  11. #107Alejandro3,531
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 51,722 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 79.1% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandro
  1. #3,220Tashia35
  2. #3,220Tiani35
  3. #3,220Zeinab35
  4. #3,285Alejandro34
  5. #3,285Aaryn34
  6. #3,285Abrielle34
  7. #3,285Adena34
  8. #3,357Abbigayle33
  9. #3,357Alejandrina33
  10. #3,357Alonna33

Tied with 71 names at #3,285; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

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

boys

1,903,701 boys got a published name in 1995; 1 in 539 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,330 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandro
  1. #104Spencer3,618
  2. #105Colton3,588
  3. #106Brett3,567
  4. #107Alejandro3,531
  5. #108Jake3,509
  6. #109Isaiah3,475
  7. #110Jack3,448
Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,703Tristin#2,307 → #604
  2. ↑ 1,494Raekwon#2,082 → #588
  3. ↑ 1,357Tristian#2,219 → #862
  4. ↑ 1,269Triston#1,795 → #526
  5. ↑ 1,186Rashaan#2,123 → #937
Fallers
  1. ↓ 469Shyheim#817 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 335Ryne#897 → #1,232
  3. ↓ 251Daulton#792 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 247Demetri#886 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 242Jerrell#917 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1995 →