Alejandro

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1885 and has been recorded in 127 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 4,557 babies (rank #88 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,992 boys (rank #184). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

145,614

Total babies (all years)

127

Years in the data

4,557

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
1885	5	#940
1887	5	#929
1890	5	#997
1898	5	#1,123
1900	6	#1,166
1901	5	#1,060
1902	6	#1,014
1903	8	#847
1904	8	#877
1905	7	#1,003
1907	7	#1,094
1908	8	#1,023
1909	11	#896
1910	7	#1,316
1912	9	#1,749
1913	14	#1,441
1914	23	#1,221
1915	24	#1,372
1916	31	#1,176
1917	42	#1,003
1918	37	#1,125
1919	41	#1,063
1920	67	#817
1921	70	#814
1922	63	#863
1923	70	#791
1924	58	#917
1925	87	#690
1926	67	#803
1927	88	#690
1928	79	#714
1929	83	#675
1930	102	#605
1931	89	#629
1932	83	#669
1933	81	#642
1934	78	#691
1935	81	#662
1936	62	#775
1937	74	#697
1938	61	#785
1939	64	#754
1940	85	#653
1941	72	#729
1942	60	#839
1943	69	#787
1944	94	#633
1945	86	#650
1946	105	#626
1947	116	#638
1948	134	#576
1949	117	#633
1950	117	#642
1951	149	#562
1952	175	#529
1953	152	#583
1954	161	#582
1955	154	#592
1956	178	#567
1957	211	#534
1958	205	#537
1959	211	#539
1960	201	#557
1961	247	#506
1962	247	#505
1963	262	#494
1964	300	#458
1965	282	#464
1966	313	#431
1967	310	#431
1968	421	#379
1969	516	#348
1970	587	#326
1971	681	#292
1972	702	#276
1973	763	#257
1974	870	#237
1975	1,024	#211
1976	1,076	#203
1977	1,082	#206
1978	1,108	#202
1979	1,241	#197
1980	1,303	#187
1981	1,489	#168
1982	1,499	#173
1983	1,334	#187
1984	1,320	#190
1985	1,459	#179
1986	1,633	#165
1987	1,586	#173
1988	1,608	#176
1989	2,085	#148
1990	2,643	#125
1991	2,787	#118
1992	3,176	#113
1993	3,535	#103
1994	3,468	#105
1995	3,530	#107
1996	3,676	#107
1997	3,998	#99
1998	4,044	#95
1999	4,319	#88
2000	4,510	#89
2001	4,557	#88
2002	4,356	#92
2003	4,317	#100
2004	4,451	#99
2005	4,481	#97
2006	4,551	#96
2007	4,281	#103
2008	4,168	#105
2009	3,443	#121
2010	3,712	#103
2011	3,091	#130
2012	2,729	#148
2013	2,469	#165
2014	2,602	#158
2015	2,316	#180
2016	2,208	#181
2017	2,032	#195
2018	1,900	#208
2019	1,971	#201
2020	1,792	#212
2021	1,843	#206
2022	1,964	#194
2023	1,835	#200
2024	1,992	#184