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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 41 babies (rank #766 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

505

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
1996	9	#1,344
1997	8	#1,461
1998	19	#816
1999	13	#1,082
2000	20	#818
2001	15	#1,029
2002	26	#726
2003	18	#1,012
2004	23	#909
2005	27	#852
2006	29	#848
2007	26	#952
2008	26	#990
2009	27	#976
2010	35	#833
2011	36	#831
2012	25	#1,087
2013	17	#1,404
2014	41	#766
2015	39	#808
2016	26	#1,083