boy (SSA Category)Spanish OriginUS Rank #195 in 2025

Alejandro

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Defender of the people (Spanish form of Alexander)”

Linguistic heritage: Spanish

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:ah-lay-YAHN-droh

IPA (US English):/ɑː.leɪˈjɑːn.droʊ/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20014,557 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#1951,842 births in 2025

Total US Registrations147,470Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio99% MaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1890 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2001 (4,557 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1890

Recent 2025 Level1,842 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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