US rank #5503 Girls' name Peak 2012 1,485 births

Aleeah — #5503 US girls' name

1,485 babies named Aleeah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s792000s1842010s10682020s154
#5503
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Aleeah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

181 babies were named Aleeah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleeah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,485 babies named Aleeah between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleeah currently holds the #5503 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 181 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleeah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,068 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Aleeah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleeah in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleeah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,485 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleeah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,485

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2012

181 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,503

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleeah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
181
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Aleeah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,068 births that decade — 72% of Aleeah's all-time total
1990s792000s1842010s10682020s154

Aleeah by state

Where Aleeah concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleeah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
169 11.4%
#2 Texas
125 8.4%
#3 Ohio
59 4.0%
#4 Florida
39 2.6%
#5 New York
37 2.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
35 2.4%
#7 Kentucky
29 2.0%
#8 North Carolina
26 1.8%
California share of Aleeah's total US births 11.4%
Even split

169 of 1,485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Aleeah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleeah?
1,485 babies have been named Aleeah since 1993. It currently ranks #5503 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 181 births.
When was Aleeah most popular?
Aleeah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,068 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Aleeah most popular?
The top states for the name Aleeah are California (169 births), Texas (125 births), Ohio (59 births).
How long has the name Aleeah been used?
Aleeah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleeah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.