Alejandro
Spanish form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros, which joins a verb meaning to defend with a word for man.
Alejandro in 2025
Alejandro was given to 1,842 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 369th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,800 babies born.
The history of Alejandro
Alejandro reached its highest point in 2001, when 4,577 babies were given the name, ranking 156th that year.
Across the 141 years of records since 1885, 147,470 babies have been named Alejandro. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Alejandro by decade
| Decade | Babies named Alejandro | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 1,878 |
| 1890s | 10 | 2,168 |
| 1900s | 66 | 2,034 |
| 1910s | 228 | 2,025 |
| 1920s | 732 | 1,390 |
| 1930s | 780 | 1,254 |
| 1940s | 938 | 1,269 |
| 1950s | 1,713 | 1,171 |
| 1960s | 3,109 | 762 |
| 1970s | 9,215 | 410 |
| 1980s | 15,539 | 294 |
| 1990s | 35,528 | 162 |
| 2000s | 43,271 | 156 |
| 2010s | 25,057 | 179 |
| 2020s | 11,274 | 347 |
Where Alejandro is heading
Alejandro has fallen 20% over the past decade, from 2,316 babies in 2015 to 1,842 in 2025.
Names like Alejandro
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Alejandro.