Meaning of the nameAlejandro
- Male
- Spanish origin
- Greek origin
- A-le-jan-dro
Alejandro is a male name of Spanish origin, the Spanish form of Alexandre, which comes from Greek and means 'defender of men'.
Meaning
“defender of men”
Source: Wiktionary: Alejandro (Spanish) · Behind the Name: Alejandro · Behind the Name: Alexander
- People (2022)
- 9,889
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,730
- Median age
- 12 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,116
- people
Alejandro in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Alejandro, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (4,203 people).
92 women 9,797 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Alejandro is most common
States with the highest share of people named Alejandro in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,750 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 805 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 697 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 568 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 563 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 521 | 0.013% |
| Pernambuco | 515 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 485 | 0.006% |
| Maranhão | 485 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 469 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 385 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 358 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 354 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 256 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso | 205 | 0.006% |
| Espírito Santo | 178 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 177 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 175 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 141 | 0.004% |
| Amapá | 122 | 0.017% |
| Distrito Federal | 120 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 118 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 114 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 102 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 64 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 47 | 0.006% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Alejandro
Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexandre, which comes from the Ancient Greek Aléxandros. Behind the Name, in its entry for Alexander, breaks the Greek name into alexo, 'to defend, to help', and aner, 'man', and Wiktionary glosses it as 'the man who repels enemies'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 9,889 people named Alejandro, with a median age of 12. The vast majority were born from 2000 onward, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Roraima.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Alejandro (Spanish) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alejandro · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Alexander · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Alejandro
What does the name Alejandro mean?
Alejandro means “defender of men”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Alejandro in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,889 people with the first name Alejandro, which ranks it number 1,730 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Alejandro a boy's or a girl's name?
Alejandro is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 92 women and 9,797 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Alejandro?
Alejandro is a name of Spanish and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Alejandro most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.040% of the state's population is named Alejandro (256 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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