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Alejo
OriginSpanish diminutive of Alejandro
Meaning"defending men"
About Alejo
Another appealing member of the Alexandrian clan.
Pronounced ah-LAY-hoh.
As of October 2026, Alejo ranked #4544 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1445 in 1909.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,544 | 22 | 12.9 |
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Alejo on lists
Famous Alejos
- Alejo Carpentier
Cuban novelist
- Alexis Pierre Louis Edouard "Alejo" Peyret
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Spanish tennis player
- Alejo Corral
Uruguayan footballer
- Alejo Domingo Russell
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Alejo in pop culture
- "Alejo & Valentina
" Argentine animated series
- Alejo
character in the book "Under the Feet of Jesus" by Helena Maria Viramontes
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