Girls' name · since 1994
Aleiah
Aleiah has 823 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleiah is the #3497 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 823 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Aleiah recorded 823 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #3497 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #8,567 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 823 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleiah ranks #8,567 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 823 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,567 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleiah's 823 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aleiah compares
823 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Aleiah's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 823 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleiah splits its recorded history at 2010: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 59 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Aleiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (338 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Aleiah's strongest decade.
338 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Aleiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
338 births
- 2020s
2020s
270 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 338 births (41% of all-time use).
How Aleiah 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 Aleiah's total volume
Aleiah by state
Where Aleiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 101 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 48 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 14 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Washington | | 6 | 0.7% |
101 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleiah's data
- Aleiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (338 total births) through the 2020s (270) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleiahs (101 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 Aleiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Aleiah 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.