US rank #549 Boys' name Peak 2023 11,394 births

Alessandro — #549 US boys' name

11,394 babies named Alessandro in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s51950s381960s1351970s2721980s4921990s10812000s29322010s39102020s2524
#549
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2023
Single peak year

555 babies were named Alessandro in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alessandro

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,394 babies named Alessandro between 1933 and 2024, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alessandro currently holds the #549 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 555 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alessandro performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,910 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Alessandro shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,504 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Alessandro in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alessandro 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 11,394 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.

Alessandro at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

11,394

Since 1933

92 years of records

Peak year

2023

555 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#549

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1933

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alessandro popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
555
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Alessandro by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,910 births that decade — 34% of Alessandro's all-time total
1930s51940s51950s381960s1351970s2721980s4921990s10812000s29322010s39102020s2524

Alessandro by state

Where Alessandro concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alessandro
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,504 22.0%
#2 Texas
1,332 11.7%
#3 Florida
1,287 11.3%
#4 New York
1,202 10.5%
#5 New Jersey
503 4.4%
#6 Illinois
426 3.7%
#7 Massachusetts
257 2.3%
#8 Arizona
229 2.0%
California share of Alessandro's total US births 22.0%
Even split

2,504 of 11,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Alessandro appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alessandro?
11,394 babies have been named Alessandro since 1933. It currently ranks #549 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 555 births.
When was Alessandro most popular?
Alessandro was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,910 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Alessandro most popular?
The top states for the name Alessandro are California (2,504 births), Texas (1,332 births), Florida (1,287 births).
How long has the name Alessandro been used?
Alessandro has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 92 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alessandro?
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, 1933–2024 (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.