Alek vs Alejandro

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

Name A

Alek

Boy name · Rank #1972

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Name B

Alejandro

Boy name · Rank #186

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Metric Alek Alejandro
Current Rank #1972 #186
Total Births (all years) 4,563 146,624
Peak Year 1999 2001
Peak Year Births 154 4,557
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Alek Alejandro
1880s - 10
1890s - 10
1900s - 66
1910s 15 228
1920s 7 732
1930s - 775
1940s - 938
1950s - 1,713
1960s - 3,099
1970s 25 9,134
1980s 198 15,316
1990s 1,136 35,178
2000s 1,388 43,118
2010s 1,257 25,033
2020s 537 11,274

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alek Alejandro
2014 125 2,602
2015 134 2,316
2016 113 2,208
2017 108 2,032
2018 110 1,902
2019 113 1,972
2020 110 1,792
2021 101 1,844
2022 95 1,966
2023 102 1,837
2024 79 1,993
2025 50 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, 1916–2025.

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