Girls' name · since 1999
Alejah
Alejah has 119 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
119 girls have been named Alejah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Alejah recorded 119 times among girls since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2018.
- #25,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 119 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alejah ranks #25,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 119
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alejah's 119 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alejah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alejah's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alejah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2018
- Peak year (2002)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Alejah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Alejah's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Alejah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (67% of all-time use).
Alejah by state
Where Alejah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Alejah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2010s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alejahs (5 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 Alejah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1999–2018 (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 Alejah 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.