Alejandro

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alejandro is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros, meaning "defender of man". The name Alexandro was the primary rendition in Spanish.

From Wikipedia

Alejandro first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 78 babies (rank #380 that year). In 2024 it was given to 29 boys (rank #888). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Alejandro

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alejandro yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
22PersonalityThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,538

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Alejandro

Alejandro González Iñárritufilm editor · b. 1963
Alejandro Jodorowskytarotologist · b. 1929
Alejandro Toledovisiting docent · b. 1945
Alejandro Baldeassociation football player · b. 2003
Alejandro Amenábarfilm actor · b. 1972

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	19	#739
1992	28	#590
1993	27	#608
1994	26	#595
1995	27	#648
1996	30	#596
1997	23	#700
1998	39	#494
1999	40	#482
2000	37	#517
2001	49	#435
2002	47	#449
2003	56	#401
2004	63	#378
2005	57	#416
2006	64	#402
2007	71	#401
2008	78	#380
2009	56	#486
2010	76	#390
2011	55	#496
2012	62	#449
2013	72	#402
2014	60	#484
2015	55	#513
2016	46	#588
2017	33	#755
2018	41	#634
2019	41	#639
2020	39	#664
2021	31	#824
2022	32	#801
2023	29	#850
2024	29	#888