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Alejandra

Gender

Female

Origin

Spanish
Protector of man

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Alejandra

Pronunciation

a-lejand-ra, al(e)-jan-dra

More about the name

Alejandra is a feminine given name, the Spanish form of the English name Alexandra, derived from the Latin Alexandra and the Ancient Greek Alexándra (Ἀλεξάνδρα). It is the feminine form of the Spanish name Alejandro. The name Alexandra (now an archaic form) was the primary rendition in Spanish.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1992 (rank #2084, 37 births); most recent 2020 (rank #12015, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #148, 2,185 births); most recent 2025 (rank #604, 486 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–486
2024–523
2023–553
2022–529
2021–479
20205551
2019–600
2018–608
2017–617
2016–721

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #2674, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20256
20243
20236
20223
20214
2020–
20195
20189
20175
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #3721, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence