Girls' name · peaked in 1994
Alejandra name popularity since 1925
54,376 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alejandra (99.0% girls, 1.0% boys). Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Alejandra is about 27 years old in 2026. Alejandra peaked in 1994 as the #145 name for girls, and it ranked #604 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,376
- Named Alejandra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #604
- for girls in 2025 (486 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.0% girls
- 53,846 girls · 530 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 3.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Alejandra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alejandra births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Alejandra both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Alejandra became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 3,290 baby girls to 1 in 902.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,420 to 1 in 2,420.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alejandra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alejandra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alejandra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 85 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 129 | 0 | #2,305 |
| 1940s | 155 | 0 | #1,874 |
| 1950s | 160 | 0 | #2,474 |
| 1960s | 411 | 0 | #1,830 |
| 1970s | 2,073 | 19 | #772 |
| 1980s | 5,561 | 169 | #454 |
| 1990s | 19,011 | 261 | #159 |
| 2000s | 15,544 | 69 | #220 |
| 2010s | 7,593 | 7 | #451 |
| 2020–25 | 3,124 | 5 | #604 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.6% of babies named Alejandra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alejandra is most popular
The index compares Alejandra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alejandra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3.83× | 21,407 |
| Nevada | 3.37× | 635 |
| Arizona | 3.01× | 2,058 |
| Texas | 2.89× | 11,966 |
| New Mexico | 1.65× | 480 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alejandra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alejandra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alejandra (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data