Girls' name · since 1900
Alejandra
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 54,015 babies named Alejandra, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,015
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alejandra is the #604 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 54,015 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Alejandra recorded 54,015 times among girls since 1900, holding rank #604 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #604 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 54,015 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alejandra ranks #556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #604 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 54,015 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #556 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #604 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 54,015
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alejandra's 54,015 recorded births place it above 99.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alejandra compares
54,015 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alejandra's all-time total is 144x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alejandra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 54,015 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,187 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alejandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alejandra splits its recorded history at 1968: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 2,187 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alejandra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 2,187
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Alejandra popularity over time - boys
530 total births recorded since 1972 (Alejandra as boys' name)
Alejandra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19,011 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Alejandra's strongest decade.
19,011 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Alejandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 82
1910s
82 births
- 1920s 166
1920s
166 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 155
1940s
155 births
- 1950s 160
1950s
160 births
- 1960s 411
1960s
411 births
- 1970s 2,073
1970s
2,073 births
- 1980s 5,561
1980s
5,561 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,011 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,544 births
- 2010s 7,593
2010s
7,593 births
- 2020s 3,124
2020s
3,124 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19,011 births (35% of all-time use).
How Alejandra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alejandra's total volume
Alejandra by state
Where Alejandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21,161 | 39.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,050 | 22.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,727 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,556 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 2,064 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,485 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 823 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 763 | 1.4% |
21,161 of 54,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Alejandra appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alejandra's data
- Alejandra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (19,011 total births); usage has since declined to 3,124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alejandras (21,161 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alejandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~125 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alejandra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.