Girls' name · since 1994
Aaleyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 1,441 babies named Aaleyah, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,821 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,441
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,441 babies have been named Aaleyah since 1994, making it today's #5821 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aaleyah recorded 1,441 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #5821 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #5,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,821 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,441 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aaleyah ranks #5,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,821 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,441 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,850 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,821 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,441
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aaleyah's 1,441 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aaleyah compares
1,441 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aaleyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aaleyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,441 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 155 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aaleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aaleyah's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 155, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aaleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 155
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Aaleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (950 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Aaleyah's strongest decade.
950 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Aaleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 77
1990s
77 births
- 2000s 224
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
950 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 950 births (66% of all-time use).
How Aaleyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aaleyah's total volume
Aaleyah by state
Where Aaleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 183 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 168 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 66 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 42 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 12 | 0.8% |
183 of 1,441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Aaleyah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aaleyah's data
- Aaleyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (950 total births); usage has since declined to 190 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aaleyahs (183 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aaleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Aaleyah 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.