Recorded 1923–1981 Boys' name Peak 1942 92 births

Alejos — boys' name

92 babies named Alejos in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

92 boys have been named Alejos since 1923, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1981.

92
total births
1923–1981
years on record
1940s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Alejos was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

11 babies were named Alejos in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alejos

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Alejos between 1923 and 1981, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alejos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alejos performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Alejos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alejos in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alejos 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 92 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.

Alejos at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

92

Since 1923

59 years of records

Peak year

1942

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1923

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1981

Alejos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1923

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1942)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
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Alejos by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
31 births that decade — 34% of Alejos's all-time total
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Alejos by state

Where Alejos concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alejos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
69 75.0%
Texas share of Alejos's total US births 75.0%

69 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alejos?
92 babies have been named Alejos since 1923. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1942 with 11 births.
When was Alejos most popular?
Alejos was most popular in the 1940s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Alejos most popular?
The top states for the name Alejos are Texas (69 births).
How long has the name Alejos been used?
Alejos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 59 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Alejos?
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, 1923–1981 (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.