US rank #7761 Boys' name Peak 1996 882 births

Alejo — #7761 US boys' name

882 babies named Alejo in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7761
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Alejo was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

17 babies were named Alejo in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alejo

The Social Security Administration has registered 882 babies named Alejo between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alejo currently holds the #7761 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alejo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Alejo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 114 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Alejo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alejo 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 882 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.

Alejo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

882

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

1996

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,761

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alejo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
17
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Alejo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
125 births that decade — 14% of Alejo's all-time total
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Alejo by state

Where Alejo concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alejo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
114 12.9%
#2 California
90 10.2%
Texas share of Alejo's total US births 12.9%
Even split

114 of 882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alejo?
882 babies have been named Alejo since 1909. It currently ranks #7761 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 17 births.
When was Alejo most popular?
Alejo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Alejo most popular?
The top states for the name Alejo are Texas (114 births), California (90 births).
How long has the name Alejo been used?
Alejo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alejo?
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.

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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, 1909–2024 (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.