Girls' name · since 1994
Aleiyah
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 589 babies named Aleiyah, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 589
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleiyah currently ranks #5183 among girls' names in America, with 589 babies recorded since 1994.
Aleiyah has 589 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5183 as of the latest data, more common than 70% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #10,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,183 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 589 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleiyah ranks #10,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,183 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 589 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,183 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 589
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleiyah's 589 recorded births place it above 85.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aleiyah compares
589 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Aleiyah's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 589 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleiyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Aleiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (270 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Aleiyah's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Aleiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 270 births (46% of all-time use).
How Aleiyah 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 Aleiyah's total volume
Aleiyah by state
Where Aleiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
55 of 589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aleiyah's data
- Aleiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (270 total births) through the 2020s (144) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleiyahs (55 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aleiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Aleiyah 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.