Alejandro vs Alexander

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

Name A

Alejandro

Boy name · Rank #186

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Name B

Alexander

Boy name · Rank #27

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Metric Alejandro Alexander
Current Rank #186 #27
Total Births (all years) 146,624 736,123
Peak Year 2001 1993
Peak Year Births 4,557 20,530
Peak Decade 2000s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Alejandro Alexander
1880s 10 2,081
1890s 10 1,954
1900s 66 2,230
1910s 228 11,352
1920s 732 12,539
1930s 775 7,095
1940s 938 9,477
1950s 1,713 12,180
1960s 3,099 14,168
1970s 9,134 24,932
1980s 15,316 82,010
1990s 35,178 183,952
2000s 43,118 178,847
2010s 25,033 142,161
2020s 11,274 51,145

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alejandro Alexander
2014 2,602 15,449
2015 2,316 14,584
2016 2,208 13,446
2017 2,032 12,577
2018 1,902 12,110
2019 1,972 11,327
2020 1,792 10,268
2021 1,844 9,425
2022 1,966 8,757
2023 1,837 7,918
2024 1,993 7,547
2025 1,842 7,230

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, 1885–2025.

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