Recorded 2004–2021 Girls' name Peak 2013 60 births

Aaleiyah — girls' name

60 babies named Aaleiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s362020s12
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Aaleiyah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

8 babies were named Aaleiyah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aaleiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Aaleiyah between 2004 and 2021, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aaleiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aaleiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aaleiyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aaleiyah 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 60 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.

Aaleiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

60

Since 2004

18 years of records

Peak year

2013

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2004

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2021

Aaleiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2004

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2013)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 2021202020182017201620142013201120082004 7

Aaleiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
36 births that decade — 60% of Aaleiyah's all-time total
2000s122010s362020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aaleiyah?
60 babies have been named Aaleiyah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2013 with 8 births.
When was Aaleiyah most popular?
Aaleiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Aaleiyah been used?
Aaleiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 18 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Aaleiyah?
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.

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, 2004–2021 (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.