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Alejandra

99% girls · #604 in the US for girls, 2025

Alejandra has been given to about 54,545 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables4
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 53,409
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Alejandra per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 2,223
  • Born in 2025486
  • All time54,545
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Alejandra?

Alejandra ranks 604th among American girls in 2025, with 486 born that year. Its best year was 1994, when 2,223 babies were given the name, ranking 145th. The typical living American called Alejandra is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Alejandra

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alessandra0.90
  2. Alexandra0.87
  3. Leandra0.80
  4. Alexandria0.72
  5. Alexandrea0.72
  6. Deandra0.71
  7. Eleanora0.69
  8. Alondra0.68

Middle names for Alejandra

Ranked by flow score
  1. Alejandra Rose0.81
  2. Alejandra Louise0.81
  3. Alejandra June0.80
  4. Alejandra Pearl0.80
  5. Alejandra Quinn0.80
  6. Alejandra Nell0.80

Sibling names for Alejandra

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dariusbrother · 0.99
  2. Karinasister · 0.99
  3. Gerardobrother · 0.98
  4. Ravensister · 0.97
  5. Marcosbrother · 0.97
  6. Hannasister · 0.97

Where Alejandra is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.05%
  2. Arizona0.03%
  3. Texas0.03%
  4. California0.03%
  5. Nevada0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Alejandra White0.76
  2. Alejandra Reyes0.76
  3. Alejandra Nguyen0.76
  4. Alejandra Moore0.76
  5. Alejandra Lee0.76
  6. Alejandra Hill0.76

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Alejandra

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Alejandra across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.