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

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Peak · girls
1994 · 2,187 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
54,015
since 1900

Alejandra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Alejandra has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #145, 1994girls
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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
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2025#604486—
2024#578524—
2023#548554—
2022#568529—
2021#617480—
2020#545551#12,0225
2019#517600—
2018#512608—
2017#506617—
2016#446721—
2015#451703—
2014#446717#9,6427
2013#419725—
2012#395785—
2011#344929—
2010#2791,188—
2009#2731,199—
2008#2611,329—
2007#2541,376#12,3675
2006#2331,487#10,6626
2005#2201,583#7,6409
2004#2061,630#6,52011
2003#1971,668#6,25811
2002#1911,693—
2001#1921,718#4,47617
2000#1741,861#6,31610
1999#1791,754#4,76214
1998#1562,020#4,41315
1997#1621,906#3,06424
1996#1601,955#4,39614
1995#1592,002#2,76226
1994#1452,187#2,21936
1993#1472,126#2,34732
1992#1482,044#2,08537
1991#1821,641#2,22732
1990#2111,376#2,25531
1989#291895#3,20518
1988#355701#2,76520
1987#423528#2,94217
1986#417526#2,36023
1985#454477#2,82817
1984#453458#3,92510
1983#403535#2,20823
1982#441490#2,97215
1981#438488#2,89815
1980#458463#3,61511
1979#506392#5,3556
1978#578297—
1977#641259—
1976#566293—
1975#772183—
1974#834158#4,1907
1973#897139—
1972#818162#4,4416
1971#1,074112—
1970#1,34378—
1969#1,27677—
1968#1,64749—
1967#1,70245—
1966#2,14730—
1965#1,82939—
1964#1,66648—
1963#2,13131—
1962#1,91736—
1961#2,35926—
1960#2,09730—
1959#2,76018—
1958#3,54312—
1957#2,72718—
1956#2,72518—
1955#2,47220—
1954#3,15713—
1953#3,9559—
1952#2,80615—
1951#2,11622—
1950#2,65215—
1949#2,34018—
1948#1,77828—
1947#2,27919—
1946#2,73913—
1945#1,87420—
1944#1,91620—
1943#3,8017—
1942#2,81711—
1941#3,5597—
1940#2,42412—
1939#2,03816—
1938#4,3425—
1937#3,4347—
1936#2,15314—
1935#2,30513—
1934#3,8026—
1933#1,90617—
1932#1,87718—
1931#2,10515—
1930#1,93418—
1929#1,82520—
1928#2,38114—
1927#2,69912—
1926#1,83022—
1925#2,19117—
1924#2,13718—
1923#1,94420—
1922#2,10918—
1921#2,94111—
1920#2,46314—
1919#4,8145—
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1917#2,55212—
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First appearance
1900

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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedNHWashington: #225 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 974 girlsWAIdaho: #175 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 665 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #478 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,122 girlsMNIllinois: #128 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 577 girlsILWisconsin: #273 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsWIMichigan: #513 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsMINew York: #505 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,119 girlsNYMassachusetts: #753 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,273 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedRIOregon: #312 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsORNevada: #111 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 419 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedSDIowa: #335 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsIAIndiana: #428 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsINOhio: #948 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,791 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,182 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,586 girlsPANew Jersey: #302 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsNJConnecticut: #478 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,068 girlsCTCalifornia: #53 for girls · 725 births · 1 in 302 girlsCAUtah: #409 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsUTColorado: #131 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 563 girlsCONebraska: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsNEMissouri: #602 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,180 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedWVVirginia: #532 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,436 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedDEArizona: #83 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 376 girlsAZNew Mexico: #104 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 353 girlsNMKansas: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,312 girlsKSArkansas: #392 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #401 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,361 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #564 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,393 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedMSAlabama: #519 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,014 girlsALGeorgia: #309 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Alejandra, so not publishedHITexas: #85 for girls · 360 births · 1 in 409 girlsTXFlorida: #273 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#53 · 1 in 302
  2. Arizona#83 · 1 in 376
  3. Texas#85 · 1 in 409
  4. New Mexico#104 · 1 in 353
  5. Nevada#111 · 1 in 419

Best ever in a state: #38 in California, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#537251 in 302
Arizona#83811 in 376
Texas#853601 in 409
New Mexico#104231 in 353
Nevada#111221 in 419
Illinois#1281211 in 577
Colorado#131411 in 563
Idaho#17591 in 665
Washington#225301 in 974
Florida#273541 in 1,384
Wisconsin#273181 in 1,402
Kansas#296101 in 1,312
New Jersey#302241 in 1,731
Georgia#309291 in 1,577
Oregon#312121 in 1,359
Oklahoma#322111 in 1,517
Iowa#33581 in 1,719
Nebraska#33951 in 1,600
Arkansas#39261 in 1,964
North Carolina#401181 in 2,361
Utah#40981 in 2,076
Indiana#428131 in 2,555
Connecticut#47851 in 3,068
Minnesota#47881 in 3,122
New York#505321 in 3,119
Michigan#513151 in 3,420
Alabama#51971 in 3,014
Virginia#532101 in 3,436
South Carolina#56451 in 3,393
Missouri#60271 in 4,180
Massachusetts#75351 in 6,273
Ohio#94871 in 8,791
Pennsylvania#1,18251 in 11,586
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1900
  • Peaked 1994 at #145 (2,187 births)
  • Births halved by 2011, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 54 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1972–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 817
  • Highest: 1 in 817 girls born in 1994 were named Alejandra (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,307 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 35.2% of all girls named Alejandra (19,011) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s6#1,723 (1900)#1,723
1910s82#1,805 (1918)#2,835
1920s166#1,825 (1929)#2,252
1930s129#1,877 (1932)#2,590
1940s155#1,778 (1948)#2,553
1950s160#2,116 (1951)#2,891
1960s411#1,276 (1969)#1,877
1970s2,073#506 (1979)#803
1980s5,561#291 (1989)#413
1990s19,011#145 (1994)#165
2000s15,544#174 (2000)#220
2010s7,593#279 (2010)#432
2020s3,124#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 1999

girls
#179
1,754 births · 1 in 1,011 girls
boys
#4,762
14 births · 1 in 137,154 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #179Alejandra1,754

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #4,762Alejandra14
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,011 of them was named Alejandra, which outranked 98.9% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandra
  1. #176Cameron1,781
  2. #177Esmeralda1,765
  3. #178Julie1,758
  4. #179Alejandra1,754
  5. #180Holly1,749
  6. #181Alondra1,725
  7. #182Brooklyn1,689
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 137,154 of them was named Alejandra, which outranked 59.0% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Alejandra
  1. #4,537Zaccary15
  2. #4,537Ziaire15
  3. #4,537Zohaib15
  4. #4,762Alejandra14
  5. #4,762Abdulmalik14
  6. #4,762Abrahim14
  7. #4,762Adal14
  8. #5,035Aarin13
  9. #5,035Aayush13
  10. #5,035Abid13

Tied with 272 names at #4,762; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →