Alejandro: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “defender of men”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- ah-leh-HAHN-droh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Spanish form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. The Greek elements mean 'to defend' and 'man'.
How popular is Alejandro?
Babies named Alejandro in 20241,992
2024 rank#185 boys
Peak year2001
Total US babies since 1880145,614
Alejandro has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Alejandro
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Alexanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alexdefender · Greek
- Xanderdefending men · Greek
- Alexandradefender of men · Greek
- Zanderdefender of men · Greek
- Alessandradefending men · Italian
- Alexandriadefender of men · Greek
- Alejandradefender of mankind · Greek
Alejandro questions
What does the name Alejandro mean?
Alejandro means "defender of men". It comes from Spanish. Spanish form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros. The Greek elements mean 'to defend' and 'man'.
Is Alejandro a boy or girl name?
Alejandro is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Alejandro?
1,992 US babies were named Alejandro in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.
How do you pronounce Alejandro?
Alejandro is usually pronounced ah-leh-HAHN-droh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.