Girls' name · since 1963
Alesandra
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 897 babies named Alesandra, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 897
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alesandra is the #10257 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 897 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alesandra has been recorded 897 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #10257 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #8,085 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,257 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 897 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alesandra ranks #8,085 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,257 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 897 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,085 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,257 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 897
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alesandra's 897 recorded births place it above 88.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Alesandra compares
897 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Alesandra's all-time total is 139% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alesandra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 897 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alesandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alesandra's full recorded timeline at 1999, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alesandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Currently ranks #10257 among girls.
897 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 41 births in a single year.
Alesandra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (320 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Alesandra's strongest decade.
320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Alesandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
320 births
- 2010s
2010s
197 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 320 births (36% of all-time use).
Alesandra decade highlights
- Peak decade 320 births
- Runner-up 197 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Alesandra 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 Alesandra's total volume
Alesandra by state
Where Alesandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 94 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 84 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
94 of 897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.5% of nationwide
- Texas 9.4% of nationwide
- New Jersey 0.7% of nationwide
- New York 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Alesandra's data
- Alesandra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (320 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alesandras (94 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 Alesandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Alesandra 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.
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