Alejandra

What Alejandra means

Same root as Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”

Doublet of Alexandra || From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) +‎ ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)).

Source: Wiktionary, “Alejandra” (revision 93563103) and “Alexandra” (revision 93670028), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alejandra?

US: Falling: down from #451 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #2705 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1994, when 2,187 girls got the name (#145 that year). First in the US records in 1900.

How common

• About 1 in 3,307 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 42,214 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (1.28 per 1,000 girls), AZ (0.71 per 1,000 girls), TX (0.67 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Alejandra is #604 in the US and #3705 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alejandra were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

If you like Alejandra

Girls

• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*
• Bianca#500Form of Blanche, meaning “white”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Angel#546Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2002, with 3,100 babies; 551 in 2025
• Carmen#389Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1960, with 2,440 babies; 798 in 2025

For a brother

• Salvador#754“savior”^*
• Raul#634Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 1,519 babies; 440 in 2025
• Pedro#455“stone, rock”^*
• Francisco#322Same root as Francis, meaning “Frankish (man); a Frank”^*
• Jose#95Same root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Alberto#819Spanish and Italian form of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Spanish & Italian, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Alejandra’s. Rank is US 2025.