Alejandra

Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: Greek — Spanish form of Alexandra

Girl's name · #604 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Alejandra's best rank, #145, came in 1994; it has settled back to #604 today. Roughly 54,000 girls have been named Alejandra since 1900.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Spain (2024) · #34 in Mexico (2024) · #67 in Ecuador (2025) · #139 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #1,315 in Austria (2025) · #1,826 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #3,705 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,441 in Italy (2024) · #3,620 in France (2024) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #873 in Ireland (2017) and 1 more.

Famous Alejandras

Alejandra Pizarnik — Argentinian poet (1936–1972)
Alejandra Silva — Spanish publicist (born 1983)
Alejandra Onieva — Spanish actress (born 1992)
Alejandra Guzmán — Mexican musician (born 1967)
Alejandra Barros — Mexican actress (born 1971)

In stories & tradition

Alejandra Alvarez — Lyla in the Loop (TV series)

What Alejandras become

Among 472 notable people named Alejandra:

Entertainers appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress (born 1971).

Similar names: Alessandra · Karina · Alondra · Cassandra · Larissa · Alexandria

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