Alejandro is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.
Alejandro is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #195 for boy births in the United States (and #369 across all names), given to 1,842 babies — 1,864 including U.S. territories. Alejandro first appears in 1885 and peaked in 2001 (4,557 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,842 | 1,864 | — | #195 |
| 2024 | 1,993 | 2,022 | — | #186 |
| 2023 | 1,837 | 1,869 | — | #200 |
| 2022 | 1,966 | 2,004 | — | #194 |
| 2021 | 1,844 | 1,889 | — | #206 |
| 2020 | 1,792 | 1,830 | — | #212 |
| 2019 | 1,972 | 2,026 | — | #201 |
| 2018 | 1,902 | 1,964 | — | #208 |
| 2017 | 2,032 | 2,091 | — | #195 |
| 2016 | 2,208 | 2,287 | — | #181 |
| 2015 | 2,316 | 2,402 | — | #180 |
| 2014 | 2,608 | 2,721 | #14,671 | #158 |
| 2013 | 2,469 | 2,576 | — | #165 |
| 2012 | 2,734 | 2,880 | #16,995 | #148 |
| 2011 | 3,096 | 3,317 | #16,888 | #130 |
| 2010 | 3,720 | 3,925 | #12,330 | #103 |
| 2009 | 3,450 | 3,639 | #15,336 | #121 |
| 2008 | 4,176 | 4,375 | #12,625 | #105 |
| 2007 | 4,294 | 4,519 | #9,028 | #103 |
| 2006 | 4,563 | 4,788 | #9,311 | #96 |
| 2005 | 4,493 | 4,721 | #9,482 | #97 |
| 2004 | 4,465 | 4,697 | #7,844 | #99 |
| 2003 | 4,337 | 4,542 | #5,804 | #100 |
| 2002 | 4,375 | 4,627 | #5,905 | #92 |
| 2001 | 4,577 | 4,825 | #5,578 | #88 |
| 2000 | 4,541 | 4,783 | #4,083 | #89 |
| 1999 | 4,337 | 4,551 | #5,672 | #88 |
| 1998 | 4,071 | 4,255 | #4,145 | #95 |
| 1997 | 4,028 | — | #3,717 | #99 |
| 1996 | 3,707 | — | #3,571 | #107 |
| 1995 | 3,565 | — | #3,290 | #107 |
| 1994 | 3,506 | — | #3,100 | #105 |
| 1993 | 3,583 | — | #2,573 | #103 |
| 1992 | 3,238 | — | #2,156 | #113 |
| 1991 | 2,812 | — | #4,060 | #118 |
| 1990 | 2,681 | — | #2,958 | #125 |
| 1989 | 2,118 | — | #3,253 | #148 |
| 1988 | 1,633 | — | #3,586 | #176 |
| 1987 | 1,603 | — | #4,662 | #173 |
| 1986 | 1,657 | — | #3,555 | #165 |
| 1985 | 1,480 | — | #3,856 | #179 |
| 1984 | 1,339 | — | #3,995 | #190 |
| 1983 | 1,359 | — | #3,245 | #187 |
| 1982 | 1,523 | — | #3,419 | #173 |
| 1981 | 1,499 | — | #5,893 | #168 |
| 1980 | 1,328 | — | #3,413 | #187 |
| 1979 | 1,255 | — | #4,847 | #197 |
| 1978 | 1,118 | — | #5,572 | #202 |
| 1977 | 1,091 | — | #6,354 | #206 |
| 1976 | 1,089 | — | #4,620 | #203 |
| 1975 | 1,031 | — | #7,999 | #210 |
| 1974 | 879 | — | #5,780 | #237 |
| 1973 | 774 | — | #4,876 | #257 |
| 1972 | 702 | — | — | #276 |
| 1971 | 689 | — | #6,013 | #292 |
| 1970 | 587 | — | — | #326 |
| 1969 | 521 | — | #7,485 | #348 |
| 1968 | 426 | — | #7,029 | #379 |
| 1967 | 310 | — | — | #431 |
| 1966 | 313 | — | — | #431 |
| 1965 | 282 | — | — | #464 |
| 1964 | 300 | — | — | #458 |
| 1963 | 262 | — | — | #494 |
| 1962 | 247 | — | — | #505 |
| 1961 | 247 | — | — | #506 |
| 1960 | 201 | — | — | #557 |
| 1959 | 211 | — | — | #539 |
| 1958 | 205 | — | — | #537 |
| 1957 | 211 | — | — | #534 |
| 1956 | 178 | — | — | #567 |
| 1955 | 154 | — | — | #592 |
| 1954 | 161 | — | — | #582 |
| 1953 | 152 | — | — | #583 |
| 1952 | 175 | — | — | #529 |
| 1951 | 149 | — | — | #562 |
| 1950 | 117 | — | — | #642 |
| 1949 | 117 | — | — | #633 |
| 1948 | 134 | — | — | #576 |
| 1947 | 116 | — | — | #638 |
| 1946 | 105 | — | — | #626 |
| 1945 | 86 | — | — | #650 |
| 1944 | 94 | — | — | #633 |
| 1943 | 69 | — | — | #787 |
| 1942 | 60 | — | — | #839 |
| 1941 | 72 | — | — | #729 |
| 1940 | 85 | — | — | #653 |
| 1939 | 64 | — | — | #754 |
| 1938 | 61 | — | — | #785 |
| 1937 | 74 | — | — | #697 |
| 1936 | 62 | — | — | #774 |
| 1935 | 81 | — | — | #662 |
| 1934 | 78 | — | — | #691 |
| 1933 | 81 | — | — | #642 |
| 1932 | 88 | — | #4,427 | #669 |
| 1931 | 89 | — | — | #629 |
| 1930 | 102 | — | — | #605 |
| 1929 | 83 | — | — | #675 |
| 1928 | 79 | — | — | #714 |
| 1927 | 88 | — | — | #690 |
| 1926 | 67 | — | — | #803 |
| 1925 | 87 | — | — | #690 |
| 1924 | 58 | — | — | #917 |
| 1923 | 70 | — | — | #791 |
| 1922 | 63 | — | — | #863 |
| 1921 | 70 | — | — | #814 |
| 1920 | 67 | — | — | #817 |
| 1919 | 41 | — | — | #1,063 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1917 | 42 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1916 | 31 | — | — | #1,176 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,316 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | — | #896 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,094 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | — | #877 |
| 1903 | 8 | — | — | #847 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,060 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,123 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #997 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #929 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #940 |