Recorded 1974–2001 Boys' name Peak 1991 29 births

Alejando — boys' name

29 babies named Alejando in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 boys have been named Alejando since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

29
total births
1974–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Alejando was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Alejando in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alejando

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Alejando between 1974 and 2001, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alejando currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alejando performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Alejando shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alejando in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alejando 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 29 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.

Alejando at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

29

Since 1974

28 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1974

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2001

Alejando popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1974

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Alejando by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 38% of Alejando's all-time total
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Alejando by state

Where Alejando concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alejando
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 17.2%
California share of Alejando's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alejando?
29 babies have been named Alejando since 1974. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Alejando most popular?
Alejando was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Alejando most popular?
The top states for the name Alejando are California (5 births).
How long has the name Alejando been used?
Alejando has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 28 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Alejando?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexander, Alex, Alejandro, Alexis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2001 (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.