Recorded 1975–2018 Girls' name Peak 2010 220 births

Aleka — girls' name

220 babies named Aleka in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s301990s752000s522010s30

The verdict

220 girls have been named Aleka since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2018.

220
total births
1975–2018
years on record
1990s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Aleka was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

12 babies were named Aleka in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleka

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Aleka between 1975 and 2018, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Aleka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleka 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 220 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.

Aleka at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

220

Since 1975

44 years of records

Peak year

2010

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1975

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2018

Aleka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1975

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2010)
12
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 201820092005199919951991198519781975 5

Aleka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 34% of Aleka's all-time total
1970s331980s301990s752000s522010s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleka?
220 babies have been named Aleka since 1975. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2010 with 12 births.
When was Aleka most popular?
Aleka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Aleka been used?
Aleka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 44 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Aleka?
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.

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, 1975–2018 (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.