US rank #12665 Girls' name Peak 2012 345 births

Aaleah — #12665 US girls' name

345 babies named Aaleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s932010s1942020s46
#12665
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Aaleah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

37 babies were named Aaleah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 345 babies named Aaleah between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aaleah currently holds the #12665 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aaleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aaleah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaleah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 345 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aaleah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

345

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,665

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aaleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
37
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200420001997 7

Aaleah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
194 births that decade — 56% of Aaleah's all-time total
1990s122000s932010s1942020s46

Aaleah by state

Where Aaleah concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aaleah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 4.3%
California share of Aaleah's total US births 4.3%

15 of 345 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaleah?
345 babies have been named Aaleah since 1997. It currently ranks #12665 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 37 births.
When was Aaleah most popular?
Aaleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Aaleah most popular?
The top states for the name Aaleah are California (15 births).
How long has the name Aaleah been used?
Aaleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aaleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aaliyah, Aaliya, Aaleyah, Aalayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.