Alejandro
Around 800 men in Poland carry it, rare enough that most people here have never met one. It's the Spanish form of a Greek name meaning "defender of man".
Alejandro Pronunciation
Alejandro is pronounced ah-le-YAHND-ro (/alɛˈjandrɔ/).
What Alejandro means
Where Alejandro comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Alejandro is the Spanish form of Alexander, and its origin lies in the Greek Aléxandros. The name binds alexein, to defend, with andrós, of man, and from that pairing comes the short meaning, defender of man. Greek poets even gave the name to Paris of Troy, who is called Alexandros in the Iliad.
In Spain the name gathered weight from Alexander the Great, whose legend filled medieval Iberian books. Spanish speakers reshaped the Latin Alexander into Alejandro. Listen for the jota. That throaty j is Castilian. Alejandro has ranked among the most common boys' names in Spain and across Latin America for decades.
Picture a Polish class register with one Alejandro among the Aleksanders. The Polish reading is obrońca ludu, defender of the people, a close cousin of the Greek. The Spanish spelling keeps the older meaning intact: defender of man.
How many people are named Alejandro
1 in 25322 men in Poland is named Alejandro. 843 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1029 among male names.
Alejandro's popularity over time
2 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1425 among newborns. It has been falling steadily since 2000. Still the #1029 name among living men, even as it slips to #1425 among newborns.
Alejandro as a middle name
Alejandro is a first name for 843 men in Poland and a middle name for another 878, a 49/51 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 241st, between Henry (884) and Idzi (878).
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#239 Benjamin886
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#240 Henry884
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#241 Alejandro878
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#242 Idzi878
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#243 Miguel877