Recorded 1978–2005 Girls' name Peak 1992 165 births

Alegandra — girls' name

165 babies named Alegandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s271990s852000s42

The verdict

165 girls have been named Alegandra since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2005.

165
total births
1978–2005
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Alegandra was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

16 babies were named Alegandra in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alegandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Alegandra between 1978 and 2005, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alegandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alegandra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alegandra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alegandra in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alegandra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 165 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Alegandra at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

165

Since 1978

28 years of records

Peak year

1992

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1978

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2005

Alegandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1978

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1992)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20052001199719941991198819791978 5

Alegandra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
85 births that decade — 52% of Alegandra's all-time total
1970s111980s271990s852000s42

Alegandra by state

Where Alegandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alegandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 25.5%
#2 Texas
5 3.0%
California share of Alegandra's total US births 25.5%
Even split

42 of 165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alegandra?
165 babies have been named Alegandra since 1978. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1992 with 16 births.
When was Alegandra most popular?
Alegandra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Alegandra most popular?
The top states for the name Alegandra are California (42 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Alegandra been used?
Alegandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 28 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Alegandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.