Alexander vs Alejandro

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

Name A

Alexander

Boy name · Rank #27

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Name B

Alejandro

Boy name · Rank #186

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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