Girls' name · since 2009

Aileah

Aileah has 51 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,705 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Aileah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 51 have been recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Aileah recorded 51 times among girls since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 2009 to 2014.

  • #34,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 51 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aileah ranks #34,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,705 of 72,339
all-time among girls
51
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aileah's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Aileah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Aileah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Aileah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2009)
23
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
0510152025 20092010201120132014 6

Aileah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Aileah's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Aileah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aileah? ▼
51 babies have been named Aileah since 2009. All-time, it sits at #34,705 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2009 with 23 births.
Where does Aileah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aileah ranks #34,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Aileah most popular? ▼
Aileah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Aileah been used? ▼
Records for Aileah go back to 2009, giving 6 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Aileah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aileen, Ailany, Ailani, Ailyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Aileah

Nearby Names Like Aileah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aileah

Aileen Girl
#799 37,637 births
Ailany Girl
#14 11,160 births
Ailani Girl
#168 7,899 births
Ailyn Girl
#1319 4,490 births
Aila Girl
#830 4,268 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aileah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2014 (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 Aileah 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.