Girls' name · since 1981
Aleaha
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 857 babies named Aleaha, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleaha currently ranks #11221 among girls' names in America, with 857 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleaha has been recorded 857 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #11221 nationally and more common than 35% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #8,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,221 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 857 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleaha ranks #8,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,221 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 857 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,221 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 857
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aleaha's 857 recorded births place it above 88.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Aleaha compares
857 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Aleaha's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleaha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 857 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleaha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aleaha's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aleaha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Currently ranks #11221 among girls.
857 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 55 births in a single year.
Aleaha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (299 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Aleaha's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aleaha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
299 births
- 2010s
2010s
294 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 299 births (35% of all-time use).
Aleaha decade highlights
- Peak decade 299 births
- Runner-up 294 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Aleaha 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 Aleaha's total volume
Aleaha by state
Where Aleaha concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Ohio 1.3% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 0.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.6% of nationwide
- Texas 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Ohio accounts for 1.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Aleaha's data
- Aleaha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Aleahas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleaha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Aleaha 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.
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