Boys' name · since 1933
Alessandro
Alessandro has 12,002 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,002
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alessandro is the #497 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 12,002 recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alessandro has been recorded 12,002 times among boys since 1933, currently ranked #497 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 2025.
- #1,084 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #497 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,002 born since 1933
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alessandro ranks #1,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #497 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,002 born since 1933, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,084 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #497 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,002
- born since 1933
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alessandro's 12,002 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alessandro compares
12,002 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Alessandro's all-time total is 33x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alessandro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,002 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 608 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alessandro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alessandro's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 608, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alessandro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 608
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Alessandro by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,910 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Alessandro's strongest decade.
3,910 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Alessandro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 133
1960s
133 births
- 1970s 273
1970s
273 births
- 1980s 492
1980s
492 births
- 1990s 1,081
1990s
1,081 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,932 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,910 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,910 births (33% of all-time use).
How Alessandro compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alessandro's total volume
Alessandro by state
Where Alessandro concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,643 | 22.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,449 | 12.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,353 | 11.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,229 | 10.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 522 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 455 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 266 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 245 | 2.0% |
2,643 of 12,002 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Alessandro appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alessandro's data
- Alessandro's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,910 total births) through the 2020s (3,133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alessandros (2,643 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 Alessandro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Alessandro 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.