Boys' name · peaked in 2001
Alejandro name popularity since 1925
146,828 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alejandro (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Alejandro is about 25 years old in 2026. Alejandro peaked in 2001 as the #88 name for boys, and it ranked #195 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 146,828
- Named Alejandro, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #195
- for boys in 2025 (1,842 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 846 girls · 145,982 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 3.26× its national share
Peak year is the year Alejandro made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alejandro births per year, 1925–2025
2001 was the biggest year for Alejandro both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Alejandro became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 5,630 baby boys to 1 in 2,310.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 517 to 1 in 828.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alejandro's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alejandro.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alejandro in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 404 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 775 | #662 |
| 1940s | 0 | 938 | #650 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,713 | #592 |
| 1960s | 10 | 3,099 | #464 |
| 1970s | 81 | 9,134 | #210 |
| 1980s | 223 | 15,316 | #179 |
| 1990s | 350 | 35,178 | #107 |
| 2000s | 153 | 43,118 | #97 |
| 2010s | 24 | 25,033 | #180 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 11,274 | #195 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.4% of babies named Alejandro from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alejandro is most popular
The index compares Alejandro'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 Alejandro.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3.26× | 6,168 |
| California | 3.16× | 48,883 |
| Nevada | 2.93× | 1,525 |
| Texas | 2.86× | 32,719 |
| New Mexico | 2.31× | 1,860 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alejandro's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alejandro.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alejandro (2001).
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