Alejandro
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Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander, meaning a protector, helper, and defender of humankind, with Alejo as a related form.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), The Best Baby Names for Boys, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Alejandro in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Alejandro against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Alejandro is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Alejandro in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,842 boys were named Alejandro, making it the #195 boys' name in the US. Since 1885, 146,624 boys have been named Alejandro, with the most (4,557) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Alejandro in other languages
- Alexander Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Slovak, Swedish
- Aleksander Estonian, German, Polish, Slovenian
- Aleksandar Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian
- Alexandre Catalan, French, Portuguese
- Aleks Polish, Slovenian
- Aleksandras Lithuanian
- Aleksandrs Latvian
- Aleksanteri Finnish
- Alessandro Italian
- Alexandr Czech
- Alexandru Romanian
- Sandro Italian
- Sándor Hungarian
- Àlex Catalan
- Александр Russian
- Олександр Ukrainian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Alejandro
There are 105 towns and villages with Alejandro in their name, in 13 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 78🇵🇪 Peru 5🇦🇷 Argentina 4🇵🇭 Philippines 4🇨🇺 Cuba 3🇨🇴 Colombia 2🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 2🇺🇾 Uruguay 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Alejandro Roca | Cordoba, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 4,724 | Map |
| San Alejandro | Ucayali, 🇵🇪 Peru | 3,594 | Map |
| San Alejandro | Central Luzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 3,064 | Map |
| Alejandro Gallinal | Florida, 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1,357 | Map |
| Alejandro | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 275 | Map |
| Cañada Alejandro | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 197 | Map |
| San Alejandro | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 90 | Map |
| Alejandro Toledo | Madre de Dios, 🇵🇪 Peru | 34 | Map |
| Alejandro Saldivar | Hidalgo, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 14 | Map |
| San Alejandro | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 10 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Alejandro
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Alejandro in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇱 Chile 1🇨🇴 Colombia 1🇺🇸 United States 1
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| Lago Alejandro | Aysén, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
| Ciénaga San Alejandro | Chocó, 🇨🇴 Colombia | Map |
| Laguna de Alejandro | New Mexico, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Alejandro songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Alejandro in their title. The best known:
- Alejandro (2010)
- La Tóxica (Alejandro Fernández and Anitta Song)
- Rauw Alejandro: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 56
- LA CREACION (Alejandro)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Alejandro
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Alejandro.
Alejandro Alfaro
Alejandro Bedoya
Alejandro Cañizares
Alejandro Domínguez
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Fictional characters named Alejandro
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Alejandro as a pet name
FurryName has found 14 dogs named Alejandro in public pet registers, making it the #8,705 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (11), Fusagasugá (1), Seattle (1). Alejandro as a dog name →
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