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
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 4,557 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 146,624since 1885
Alejandro over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | #195 | 1,842 | |
| 2024 | — | #186 | 1,993 | |
| 2023 | — | #200 | 1,837 | |
| 2022 | — | #194 | 1,966 | |
| 2021 | — | #206 | 1,844 | |
| 2020 | — | #212 | 1,792 | |
| 2019 | — | #201 | 1,972 | |
| 2018 | — | #208 | 1,902 | |
| 2017 | — | #195 | 2,032 | |
| 2016 | — | #181 | 2,208 | |
| 2015 | — | #180 | 2,316 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #158 | 2,602 |
| 2013 | — | #165 | 2,469 | |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 | #148 | 2,729 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #130 | 3,091 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #103 | 3,712 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #121 | 3,444 |
| 2008 | #12,579 | 8 | #105 | 4,168 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #103 | 4,281 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #96 | 4,551 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #97 | 4,482 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #99 | 4,451 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #100 | 4,317 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 | #92 | 4,356 |
| 2001 | #5,570 | 20 | #88 | 4,557 |
| 2000 | #4,079 | 30 | #89 | 4,511 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 | #88 | 4,319 |
| 1998 | #4,142 | 27 | #95 | 4,044 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 | #99 | 3,998 |
| 1996 | #3,569 | 31 | #107 | 3,676 |
| 1995 | #3,285 | 34 | #107 | 3,531 |
| 1994 | #3,098 | 37 | #105 | 3,469 |
| 1993 | #2,573 | 48 | #103 | 3,535 |
| 1992 | #2,156 | 62 | #113 | 3,176 |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | #118 | 2,787 |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | #125 | 2,643 |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 | #148 | 2,086 |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | #176 | 1,607 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #173 | 1,586 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #165 | 1,633 |
| 1985 | #3,852 | 21 | #179 | 1,459 |
| 1984 | #3,990 | 19 | #190 | 1,320 |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | #187 | 1,334 |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | #173 | 1,499 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #168 | 1,488 |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | #187 | 1,304 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #197 | 1,241 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #202 | 1,107 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #206 | 1,082 |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | #203 | 1,076 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #210 | 1,025 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #237 | 870 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #257 | 763 |
| 1972 | — | #276 | 702 | |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #292 | 681 |
| 1970 | — | #326 | 587 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #348 | 516 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #379 | 421 |
| 1967 | — | #431 | 310 | |
| 1966 | — | #431 | 313 | |
| 1965 | — | #464 | 282 | |
| 1964 | — | #458 | 300 | |
| 1963 | — | #494 | 262 | |
| 1962 | — | #505 | 247 | |
| 1961 | — | #506 | 247 | |
| 1960 | — | #557 | 201 | |
| 1959 | — | #539 | 211 | |
| 1958 | — | #537 | 205 | |
| 1957 | — | #534 | 211 | |
| 1956 | — | #567 | 178 | |
| 1955 | — | #592 | 154 | |
| 1954 | — | #582 | 161 | |
| 1953 | — | #583 | 152 | |
| 1952 | — | #529 | 175 | |
| 1951 | — | #562 | 149 | |
| 1950 | — | #642 | 117 | |
| 1949 | — | #633 | 117 | |
| 1948 | — | #576 | 134 | |
| 1947 | — | #638 | 116 | |
| 1946 | — | #626 | 105 | |
| 1945 | — | #650 | 86 | |
| 1944 | — | #633 | 94 | |
| 1943 | — | #787 | 69 | |
| 1942 | — | #839 | 60 | |
| 1941 | — | #729 | 72 | |
| 1940 | — | #653 | 85 | |
| 1939 | — | #754 | 64 | |
| 1938 | — | #784 | 61 | |
| 1937 | — | #697 | 74 | |
| 1936 | — | #774 | 62 | |
| 1935 | — | #662 | 81 | |
| 1934 | — | #691 | 78 | |
| 1933 | — | #642 | 81 | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #668 | 83 |
| 1931 | — | #629 | 89 | |
| 1930 | — | #605 | 102 | |
| 1929 | — | #675 | 83 | |
| 1928 | — | #713 | 79 | |
| 1927 | — | #690 | 88 | |
| 1926 | — | #803 | 67 | |
| 1925 | — | #690 | 87 | |
| 1924 | — | #916 | 58 | |
| 1923 | — | #791 | 70 | |
| 1922 | — | #863 | 63 | |
| 1921 | — | #814 | 70 | |
| 1920 | — | #816 | 67 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,063 | 41 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,124 | 37 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,003 | 42 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,176 | 31 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,221 | 23 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | #846 | 8 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#57 · 1 in 212
- Texas#59 · 1 in 269
- Florida#69 · 1 in 305
- California#70 · 1 in 300
- Nevada#77 · 1 in 284
Best ever in a state: #34 in California, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #57 | 45 | 1 in 212 |
| Texas | #59 | 651 | 1 in 269 |
| Florida | #69 | 302 | 1 in 305 |
| California | #70 | 767 | 1 in 300 |
| Nevada | #77 | 47 | 1 in 284 |
| Arizona | #84 | 108 | 1 in 340 |
| Illinois | #106 | 155 | 1 in 437 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 10 | 1 in 403 |
| Colorado | #134 | 52 | 1 in 521 |
| District of Columbia | #134 | 9 | 1 in 450 |
| New Jersey | #134 | 63 | 1 in 673 |
| Delaware | #146 | 7 | 1 in 522 |
| Oregon | #146 | 33 | 1 in 551 |
| Massachusetts | #159 | 39 | 1 in 769 |
| Washington | #161 | 56 | 1 in 642 |
| New York | #170 | 118 | 1 in 885 |
| North Carolina | #170 | 69 | 1 in 738 |
| Georgia | #179 | 66 | 1 in 833 |
| Maryland | #180 | 33 | 1 in 849 |
| Virginia | #180 | 47 | 1 in 879 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 28 | 1 in 726 |
| Connecticut | #189 | 17 | 1 in 860 |
| Iowa | #192 | 21 | 1 in 717 |
| Kansas | #205 | 21 | 1 in 760 |
| Nebraska | #209 | 13 | 1 in 753 |
| Wisconsin | #210 | 30 | 1 in 911 |
| Hawaii | #229 | 6 | 1 in 800 |
| Idaho | #229 | 10 | 1 in 815 |
| Arkansas | #240 | 14 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Indiana | #261 | 30 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Alabama | #265 | 17 | 1 in 1,348 |
| South Carolina | #281 | 15 | 1 in 1,403 |
| Kentucky | #293 | 14 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Ohio | #294 | 36 | 1 in 1,658 |
| Pennsylvania | #327 | 29 | 1 in 2,099 |
| Michigan | #332 | 26 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Utah | #334 | 14 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Missouri | #354 | 17 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Tennessee | #400 | 15 | 1 in 2,322 |
| Minnesota | #403 | 12 | 1 in 2,348 |
| Louisiana | #432 | 11 | 1 in 2,156 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 2001 at #88 (4,557 births)
- Births halved by 2016, 15 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1997–2006
- Top 1,000: 112 yrs · run 1920–2025
- Highest: 1 in 426 boys born in 2001 were named Alejandro (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 927 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 29.4% of all boys named Alejandro (43,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | #921 (1887) | #929 |
| 1890s | 10 | #994 (1890) | #1,058 |
| 1900s | 66 | #846 (1903) | #996 |
| 1910s | 228 | #1,003 (1917) | #1,273 |
| 1920s | 732 | #675 (1929) | #777 |
| 1930s | 775 | #605 (1930) | #691 |
| 1940s | 938 | #576 (1948) | #676 |
| 1950s | 1,713 | #529 (1952) | #567 |
| 1960s | 3,099 | #348 (1969) | #457 |
| 1970s | 9,134 | #197 (1979) | #241 |
| 1980s | 15,316 | #148 (1989) | #175 |
| 1990s | 35,178 | #88 (1999) | #106 |
| 2000s | 43,118 | #88 (2001) | #99 |
| 2010s | 25,033 | #103 (2010) | #167 |
| 2020s | 11,274 | #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 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 351,813 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 14.4% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 614 of them was named Alejandro, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.