Girls' name · since 1997

Aleayah

Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Aleayah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#24,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade

Aleayah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1997.

Aleayah has 124 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2022.

  • #24,714 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 124 born since 1997
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleayah ranks #24,714 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,714 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1997
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Aleayah's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% 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.

Aleayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Aleayah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Aleayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
468101214 1997200120062009201220152022 7

Aleayah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (57 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Aleayah's strongest decade.

57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Aleayah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 57 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleayah?
Aleayah has been given to 124 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,714 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 13 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Aleayah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleayah ranks #24,714 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 Aleayah most popular?
Aleayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Aleayah been used?
The SSA has tracked Aleayah since 1997 -- 26 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Aleayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Aleayah's data

  • Aleayah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Aleayah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Aleayah: 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, 1997–2022 (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 Aleayah 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.