Alec vs Alejandro

Side-by-side comparison of Alec and Alejandro - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alec

Boy name · Rank #881

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Name B

Alejandro

Boy name · Rank #186

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Metric Alec Alejandro
Current Rank #881 #186
Total Births (all years) 55,152 146,624
Peak Year 1995 2001
Peak Year Births 3,420 4,557
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Alec Alejandro
1880s 66 10
1890s 61 10
1900s 104 66
1910s 419 228
1920s 513 732
1930s 299 775
1940s 443 938
1950s 653 1,713
1960s 974 3,099
1970s 901 9,134
1980s 3,000 15,316
1990s 25,908 35,178
2000s 13,727 43,118
2010s 6,080 25,033
2020s 2,004 11,274

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alec Alejandro
2014 624 2,602
2015 665 2,316
2016 617 2,208
2017 575 2,032
2018 521 1,902
2019 518 1,972
2020 470 1,792
2021 390 1,844
2022 346 1,966
2023 290 1,837
2024 274 1,993
2025 234 1,842

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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