Name profile

Alejandro

A name of Spanish origin.

OriginSpanish
Usage languagesSpanish
US rank (2025)#195

Meaning and history

Spanish form of Alexander, Alejandro was the most popular boys’ name in Spain from the 1990s until 2006 and again in 2011.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 4,551 births, rank #96
2007: 4,281 births, rank #103
2008: 4,168 births, rank #105
2009: 3,444 births, rank #121
2010: 3,712 births, rank #103
20112011: 3,091 births, rank #130
2012: 2,729 births, rank #148
2013: 2,469 births, rank #165
2014: 2,602 births, rank #158
2015: 2,316 births, rank #180
20162016: 2,208 births, rank #181
2017: 2,032 births, rank #195
2018: 1,902 births, rank #208
2019: 1,972 births, rank #201
2020: 1,792 births, rank #212
20212021: 1,844 births, rank #206
2022: 1,966 births, rank #194
2023: 1,837 births, rank #200
2024: 1,993 births, rank #186
20252025: 1,842 births, rank #195

Alejandro moved from #186 to #195 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2001, with 4,557 births.