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 1924 and has been recorded in 76 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 7,251 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 982 boys (rank #7). 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.

249,340

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

7,251

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
1924	376	#43
1930	255	#45
1931	255	#45
1932	255	#45
1933	255	#45
1934	255	#45
1935	255	#45
1936	255	#45
1937	255	#45
1938	255	#45
1939	255	#45
1940	520	#49
1941	520	#49
1942	520	#49
1943	520	#49
1944	520	#49
1945	519	#49
1946	519	#49
1947	519	#49
1948	519	#49
1949	519	#49
1970	2,449	#34
1971	2,449	#34
1972	2,449	#34
1973	2,449	#34
1974	2,449	#34
1975	2,449	#34
1976	2,449	#34
1977	2,449	#34
1978	2,448	#34
1979	2,448	#34
1980	3,765	#11
1981	3,764	#11
1982	3,764	#11
1983	3,764	#11
1984	3,764	#11
1985	3,764	#11
1986	3,764	#11
1987	3,764	#11
1988	3,764	#11
1989	3,764	#11
1990	5,915	#1
1991	5,915	#1
1992	5,915	#1
1993	5,915	#1
1994	5,914	#1
1995	5,914	#1
1996	5,914	#1
1997	5,914	#1
1998	5,914	#1
1999	5,914	#1
2000	7,251	#1
2001	7,251	#1
2002	7,251	#1
2003	7,251	#1
2004	7,251	#1
2005	7,251	#1
2006	7,251	#1
2007	7,251	#1
2008	7,251	#1
2009	7,251	#1
2010	4,253	#3
2011	4,253	#3
2012	4,252	#3
2013	4,252	#3
2014	4,252	#3
2015	4,252	#3
2016	4,252	#3
2017	4,252	#3
2018	4,252	#3
2019	4,252	#3
2020	983	#7
2021	983	#7
2022	983	#7
2023	983	#7
2024	982	#7