Unisex name · since 1996
Alema
Alema has 21 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alema sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 21 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alema has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2007.
- #28,484 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1996
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alema ranks #28,484 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1996, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 1990s
- peak decade
Alema's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Alema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alema's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alema popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007
- Peak year (1996)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Alema popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Alema as girls' name)
Alema by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 71% of the file).
1990s was Alema's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Alema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Alema's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2000s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1996–2007 (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 Alema 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.