Alejandro

What Alejandro means

Means “defender of man”

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Source: Wiktionary, “Alejandro” (revision 94534377), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Alejandro?

US: Steady: #180 in 2015, #195 now. England & Wales: Falling: down from #807 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2001, when 4,557 boys got the name (#88 that year). First in the US records in 1885.

How common

• About 1 in 927 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 15,996 baby boys 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 (3.54 per 1,000 boys), AZ (2.99 per 1,000 boys), TX (2.69 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Alejandro is #195 in the US and #1538 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Alejandro were boys.

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

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Alejandro

Boys

• Cesar#385Editor’s note 824 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales
• Marcos#516Editor’s note Down from #408 in 2015 to #516 in 2025 in the US
• Fernando#387Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 2,758 babies; 819 in 2025
• Jesus#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 2025
• Javier#274Spanish, from Basque Xabier, meaning “the new house”^*
• Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*

For a sister

• 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
• Luz#838Spanish, meaning “light”^*
• Angelica#707Italian, meaning “angelic”^*
• Ana#245Editor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US
• Andrea#235Feminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”^*

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 Alejandro’s. Rank is US 2025.