Girls' name · since 1961
Alea
4,085 babies named Alea in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,085
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alea currently ranks #2974 among girls' names in America, with 4,085 babies recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alea has been recorded 4,085 times among girls since 1961, currently ranked #2974 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #2,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,974 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,085 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alea ranks #2,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,974 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,085 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,974 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,085
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alea's 4,085 recorded births place it above 95.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alea compares
4,085 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Alea's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,085 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alea's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 156, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Alea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,254 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Alea's strongest decade.
1,254 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Alea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 162
1970s
162 births
- 1980s 459
1980s
459 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,040 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,254 births
- 2010s
2010s
784 births
- 2020s 355
2020s
355 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,254 births (31% of all-time use).
How Alea 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 Alea's total volume
Alea by state
Where Alea concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 412 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 200 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 140 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 124 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 121 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 104 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 73 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 55 | 1.3% |
412 of 4,085 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Alea appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alea's data
- Alea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,254 total births); usage has since declined to 355 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aleas (412 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 Alea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Alea 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.