Alejandro

Spanish variation of Alexander

"defending men"

Alejandro Origin and Meaning

The name Alejandro is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "defending men".

Softer and smoother than Alexander, this classic Spanish name for boys has made a seamless transition to this culture. Adding to its current impact: the Lady Gaga song Alejandro .

Alejandro Rank in US Top 1000

# 201 in the US

Alejandro Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1384 on Nameberry

Alejandro Popularity

• 201 US 2023
• 1384 Nameberry 2024
• 933 England 2018
• 7 Spain 2022
• 12 Mexico 2021
• 77 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Alejandro

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alejandro.

• Javier
• Diego
• Miguel
• Carlos
• Emiliano
• Santiago
• Alejandra
• Antonio
• Manuel
• Alvaro
• Fernando
• Pablo
• Emilio
• Alessandro
• Felipe
• Arkady
• Benicio
• Leandro
• Pilar
• Eliazar

Famous People Named Alejandro

• Alejandro "Alex" Meraz American actor
• Alejandro Toledo 48th President of Peru
• Alejandro Falla (Ramirez) Colombian tennis player
• Alejandro Sanz (born Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro) Spanish singer,songwriter
• Alejandro Antonio García Abad Chilean singer,songwriter
• Alejandro Peña (Vásquez) Dominican baseball player
• Alejandro Valverde (Belmonte) Spanish racing cyclist
• Alejandro Jara Chilean Deputy Director,General of the World Trade Organization
• Alejandro Fernández (Abarca) Mexican pop singer
• Kevin Alejandro American actor
• Alejandro Jodrowsky Chilean film director

Alejandro in Pop Culture

• "Alejandro " song by by Lady Gaga
• Alejandro Burromuerto contestant on TV's "Total Drama World Tour"
• Alejandro Murrieta aka Zorro character in film "The Mask of Zorro"
• Alejandro "Alex" Fuentes main character in the Perfect Chemistry series by Simone Elkeles