Girls' name · since 1993
Aleeyah
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 1,517 babies named Aleeyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,517
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleeyah is the #5043 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,517 recorded since 1993.
Aleeyah has 1,517 recorded births among girls since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5043 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #5,658 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,517 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleeyah ranks #5,658 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,517 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,658 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,517
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleeyah's 1,517 recorded births place it above 92.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aleeyah compares
1,517 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Aleeyah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleeyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,517 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleeyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleeyah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 111 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleeyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Aleeyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (764 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Aleeyah's strongest decade.
764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Aleeyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 142
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
404 births
- 2010s
2010s
764 births
- 2020s 207
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 764 births (50% of all-time use).
How Aleeyah 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 Aleeyah's total volume
Aleeyah by state
Where Aleeyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 139 | 9.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 102 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 33 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 13 | 0.9% |
139 of 1,517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Aleeyah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleeyah's data
- Aleeyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (764 total births); usage has since declined to 207 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aleeyahs (139 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aleeyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Aleeyah 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.