📖 About Alejandro
Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander, derived from the Greek Alexandros meaning "defender of the people." The name carries the legendary legacy of Alexander the Great and has dominated Spanish naming culture for centuries. In Spain, it held the top spot in national birth rankings from 2000 to 2006, then gradually declined to around rank 8–10 in the 2020s. In the United States it peaked at rank 82 in the 2000s, driven by Latin immigration, then settled around rank 168. Lady Gaga's 2010 hit "Alejandro" gave it a global pop-cultural boost. Across Latin America, Alejandro blends historical gravitas with everyday warmth and remains a perennial favourite.
📍 Details
- OriginSpanish
- Gender♂ Male
- MeaningDefender of the people
- Name DayAugust 30
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⭐ Famous People
- Alexander the Great (Alejandro Magno) — Macedonian king and military genius (356–323 BC) who created one of history's largest empires, spreading Greek culture across Persia, Egypt, and into India.
- Alejandro González Iñárritu — Mexican film director and producer; the first director to win back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Director, for Birdman (2014) and The Revenant (2015).
- Alejandro Sanz — Spanish singer-songwriter and one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards to his name.
- Alejandro Jodorowsky — Chilean-French filmmaker, playwright, and comic book writer; an avant-garde cult figure best known for El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973).
- Alejandro Toledo — Peruvian economist and politician who served as President of Peru from 2001 to 2006, the first person of Indigenous origin elected to the Peruvian presidency.