girls' name ★ peaked 1994

Alejandra

Meaning Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #604 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra.

Rank 2025
#604
among girls · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
486
named Alejandra · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,307
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1994
2,223 babies
All-time total
54,545
#556 all-time among girls
First recorded
1900
in Social Security records

Alejandra popularity over time

54,545 babies have been named Alejandra since 1900, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 6 – 6 1 – #1,724
1910s 82 – 82 8 +1267% #1,806
1920s 166 – 166 17 +102% #1,827
1930s 129 – 129 13 -22% #1,877
1940s 155 – 155 16 +20% #1,779
1950s 160 – 160 16 +3% #2,117
1960s 411 – 411 41 +157% #1,276
1970s 2,073 19 2,092 209 +409% #506
1980s 5,561 169 5,730 573 +174% #291
1990s 19,011 261 19,272 1,927 +236% #145
2000s 15,544 69 15,613 1,561 -19% #174
2010s 7,593 7 7,600 760 -51% #279
2020s (to 2025) 3,124 5 3,129 522 -31% #545

Where Alejandra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 479 0.30 outside top 500
2027 472 0.29 outside top 500
2028 467 0.29 outside top 500
2029 463 0.29 outside top 500
2030 459 0.29 outside top 500

Where Alejandra is most popular

Girls named Alejandra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.317 per 1,000. Strongest in Arizona, Texas, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alejandra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arizona 103 0.734 +131%
Texas 590 0.734 +131%
Nevada 31 0.667 +110%
California 503 0.598 +89%
New Mexico 14 0.576 +82%
Florida 237 0.554 +75%
Oklahoma 34 0.462 +46%
Oregon 26 0.399 +26%
Maryland 42 0.396 +25%
Colorado 44 0.394 +24%
Kansas 19 0.329 ≈ national
New Jersey 58 0.321 ≈ national
Illinois 73 0.319 ≈ national
Tennessee 50 0.316 ≈ national
Georgia 67 0.295 -7%
North Carolina 65 0.285 -10%
Virginia 48 0.282 -11%
New York 101 0.255 -20%
Washington 36 0.249 -21%
Arkansas 12 0.227 -28%
Massachusetts 25 0.207 -35%
Iowa 11 0.188 -41%
Minnesota 20 0.185 -42%
Louisiana 15 0.171 -46%
Indiana 24 0.171 -46%
Alabama 12 0.128 -60%
Ohio 29 0.122 -61%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -67%
Wisconsin 10 0.097 -69%
Pennsylvania 22 0.093 -71%
Utah 6 0.072 -77%
Michigan 13 0.071 -77%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -82%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alejandra

Alejandra is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #604 in 2025 with 486 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1900, 54,545 American babies have been named Alejandra. Its peak came in 1994, when 2,223 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alejandra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alejandra?

The median living Alejandra is about 26 years old; half are between 18 and 32. An estimated 53 thousand people named Alejandra are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alejandra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 486 #604 – –
2024 524 #578 – –
2023 554 #548 – –
2022 529 #568 – –
2021 480 #617 – –
2020 551 #545 5 #12,114
2019 600 #518 – –
2018 608 #512 – –
2017 617 #507 – –
2016 721 #446 – –
2015 703 #451 – –
2014 717 #446 7 #9,679
2013 725 #419 – –
2012 785 #395 – –
2011 929 #344 – –
2010 1,188 #279 – –
2009 1,199 #273 – –
2008 1,329 #261 – –
2007 1,376 #254 5 #12,432
2006 1,487 #233 6 #10,720
2005 1,583 #220 9 #7,653
2004 1,630 #206 11 #6,538
2003 1,668 #197 11 #6,273
2002 1,693 #191 – –
2001 1,718 #192 17 #4,484
2000 1,861 #174 10 #6,331
1995 2,002 #159 26 #2,764
1990 1,376 #211 31 #2,255
1985 477 #454 17 #2,831
1980 463 #458 11 #3,620
1975 183 #772 – –
1970 78 #1,343 – –
1965 39 #1,830 – –
1960 30 #2,099 – –
1955 20 #2,474 – –
1950 15 #2,653 – –
1945 20 #1,874 – –
1940 12 #2,424 – –
1935 13 #2,305 – –
1930 18 #1,936 – –
1925 17 #2,194 – –
1920 14 #2,465 – –
1915 8 #3,139 – –
1910 5 #2,408 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 6 #1,724 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Alejandra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Alejandra Guzmán Alejandra Guzmán Mexican musician (born 1967) b. 1968 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Alejandra Pizarnik Alejandra Pizarnik Argentine poet (1936–1972) Contemporary
  3. 3 Alejandra Barros Alejandra Barros Mexican actress b. 1970 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alejandra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alejandra?

The median living Alejandra is about 26 years old. Half of all living Alejandras are between 18 and 32 years old.

How many people named Alejandra are alive today?

An estimated 53 thousand people named Alejandra are alive in the United States, based on 54,545 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alejandra mean?

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandra.

How popular is the name Alejandra in 2025?

Alejandra ranked #604 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 486 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alejandra?

54,545 babies have been named Alejandra in the United States since 1900, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alejandra most popular?

Alejandra peaked in 1994, when 2,223 newborns received the name.

Is Alejandra a boy or girl name?

Alejandra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alejandra rising or falling?

Alejandra is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alejandra become more popular?

Alejandra looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 459 girls named Alejandra in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Alejandra?

Well-known people named Alejandra include Alejandra Guzmán (actor), Alejandra Pizarnik (writer), Alejandra Barros (actor).

Names like Alejandra

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