Alessandro vs Alejandro

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

Name A

Alessandro

Boy name · Rank #549

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Name B

Alejandro

Boy name · Rank #185

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Metric Alessandro Alejandro
Current Rank #549 #185
Total Births (all years) 11,394 144,768
Peak Year 2023 2001
Peak Year Births 555 4,557
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1933 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Alessandro Alejandro
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 10
1900ss — 66
1910ss — 228
1920ss — 732
1930ss 5 775
1940ss 5 938
1950ss 38 1,713
1960ss 135 3,099
1970ss 272 9,134
1980ss 492 15,316
1990ss 1,081 35,176
2000ss 2,932 43,115
2010ss 3,910 25,030
2020ss 2,524 9,426

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alessandro Alejandro
2014 422 2,602
2015 370 2,316
2016 368 2,208
2017 401 2,032
2018 454 1,900
2019 449 1,971
2020 429 1,792
2021 454 1,843
2022 547 1,964
2023 555 1,835
2024 539 1,992

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, 1933–2024.

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