Boys' name · since 2018
Aalam
Aalam has 37 recorded births since 2018 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aalam currently ranks #13354 among boys' names in America, with 37 babies recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalam has been recorded 37 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #13354 nationally and more common than 4% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #24,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,354 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 37 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aalam ranks #24,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,354 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 37 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #24,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,354 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 37
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aalam's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aalam compares
37 14th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aalam's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aalam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 37 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aalam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aalam's full recorded timeline at 2021, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aalam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Aalam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32 births, 86% of the file).
2020s was Aalam's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Aalam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (86% of all-time use).
Aalam by state
Where Aalam concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 13.5% |
5 of 37 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aalam's data
- California records the most Aalams (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aalam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2018–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aalam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.