Alejandro
Boy name · Spanish origin
Alejandro meaning
defender of man
Alejandro at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Spanish
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #184 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Alejandro popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1920 | #816 | 67 |
| 1930 | #605 | 102 |
| 1940 | #653 | 85 |
| 1950 | #642 | 117 |
| 1960 | #557 | 201 |
| 1970 | #326 | 587 |
| 1980 | #187 | 1,303 |
| 1990 | #125 | 2,643 |
| 2000 | #89 | 4,510 |
| 2001 | #88 | 4,557 |
| 2010 | #103 | 3,712 |
| 2020 | #212 | 1,792 |
| 2024 | #184 | 1,992 |
All 127 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | #936 | 5 |
| 1887 | #921 | 5 |
| 1890 | #994 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1901 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1902 | #1,013 | 6 |
| 1903 | #846 | 8 |
| 1904 | #874 | 8 |
| 1905 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,021 | 8 |
| 1909 | #893 | 11 |
| 1910 | #1,314 | 7 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,441 | 14 |
| 1914 | #1,221 | 23 |
| 1915 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1916 | #1,176 | 31 |
| 1917 | #1,003 | 42 |
| 1918 | #1,124 | 37 |
| 1919 | #1,063 | 41 |
| 1920 | #816 | 67 |
| 1921 | #814 | 70 |
| 1922 | #863 | 63 |
| 1923 | #791 | 70 |
| 1924 | #916 | 58 |
| 1925 | #690 | 87 |
| 1926 | #803 | 67 |
| 1927 | #690 | 88 |
| 1928 | #713 | 79 |
| 1929 | #675 | 83 |
| 1930 | #605 | 102 |
| 1931 | #629 | 89 |
| 1932 | #668 | 83 |
| 1933 | #642 | 81 |
| 1934 | #691 | 78 |
| 1935 | #662 | 81 |
| 1936 | #775 | 62 |
| 1937 | #697 | 74 |
| 1938 | #784 | 61 |
| 1939 | #754 | 64 |
| 1940 | #653 | 85 |
| 1941 | #729 | 72 |
| 1942 | #839 | 60 |
| 1943 | #787 | 69 |
| 1944 | #633 | 94 |
| 1945 | #650 | 86 |
| 1946 | #626 | 105 |
| 1947 | #638 | 116 |
| 1948 | #576 | 134 |
| 1949 | #633 | 117 |
| 1950 | #642 | 117 |
| 1951 | #562 | 149 |
| 1952 | #529 | 175 |
| 1953 | #583 | 152 |
| 1954 | #582 | 161 |
| 1955 | #592 | 154 |
| 1956 | #567 | 178 |
| 1957 | #534 | 211 |
| 1958 | #537 | 205 |
| 1959 | #539 | 211 |
| 1960 | #557 | 201 |
| 1961 | #506 | 247 |
| 1962 | #505 | 247 |
| 1963 | #494 | 262 |
| 1964 | #458 | 300 |
| 1965 | #463 | 282 |
| 1966 | #431 | 313 |
| 1967 | #431 | 310 |
| 1968 | #379 | 421 |
| 1969 | #348 | 516 |
| 1970 | #326 | 587 |
| 1971 | #292 | 681 |
| 1972 | #276 | 702 |
| 1973 | #257 | 763 |
| 1974 | #237 | 870 |
| 1975 | #211 | 1,024 |
| 1976 | #203 | 1,076 |
| 1977 | #206 | 1,082 |
| 1978 | #202 | 1,108 |
| 1979 | #197 | 1,241 |
| 1980 | #187 | 1,303 |
| 1981 | #168 | 1,489 |
| 1982 | #173 | 1,499 |
| 1983 | #187 | 1,334 |
| 1984 | #190 | 1,320 |
| 1985 | #179 | 1,459 |
| 1986 | #165 | 1,633 |
| 1987 | #173 | 1,586 |
| 1988 | #176 | 1,608 |
| 1989 | #148 | 2,085 |
| 1990 | #125 | 2,643 |
| 1991 | #118 | 2,787 |
| 1992 | #113 | 3,176 |
| 1993 | #103 | 3,535 |
| 1994 | #105 | 3,468 |
| 1995 | #107 | 3,530 |
| 1996 | #107 | 3,676 |
| 1997 | #99 | 3,998 |
| 1998 | #95 | 4,044 |
| 1999 | #88 | 4,319 |
| 2000 | #89 | 4,510 |
| 2001 | #88 | 4,557 |
| 2002 | #92 | 4,356 |
| 2003 | #100 | 4,317 |
| 2004 | #99 | 4,451 |
| 2005 | #97 | 4,481 |
| 2006 | #96 | 4,551 |
| 2007 | #103 | 4,281 |
| 2008 | #105 | 4,168 |
| 2009 | #121 | 3,443 |
| 2010 | #103 | 3,712 |
| 2011 | #130 | 3,091 |
| 2012 | #148 | 2,729 |
| 2013 | #165 | 2,469 |
| 2014 | #158 | 2,602 |
| 2015 | #180 | 2,316 |
| 2016 | #181 | 2,208 |
| 2017 | #195 | 2,032 |
| 2018 | #208 | 1,900 |
| 2019 | #201 | 1,971 |
| 2020 | #212 | 1,792 |
| 2021 | #206 | 1,843 |
| 2022 | #194 | 1,964 |
| 2023 | #200 | 1,835 |
| 2024 | #184 | 1,992 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Alejandro” (revision 91378601), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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