Alejandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning defender of mankind; form of alexandra.
How Alejandra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #450 |
| 2016 | #445 |
| 2017 | #506 |
| 2018 | #510 |
| 2019 | #518 |
| 2020 | #544 |
| 2021 | #617 |
| 2022 | #567 |
| 2023 | #546 |
| 2024 | #576 |
| 2025 | #604 |
Alejandra by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Alejandra. In the US, 617 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,185 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 960 American girls born that year was called Alejandra.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alejandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexandradefender of mankind2,592 in the US (2017)
- Alesandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra19 in the US (2017)
- Alexandriadefender of mankind; a form of Alexander1,238 in the US (2017)
- Alessandradefender of mankind; feminine form of alexander1,034 in the US (2017)
- Aleksandradefender of mankind; a form of Alexandra22 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexandreadefender of men; a form of Alexandria52 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a protector
Like Alejandra, each of these has a protector in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Parkerkeeper of the park; park ranger5,833 in the US (2017)
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lexidefender of men; diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis938 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Alejandra
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