Boys' name · since 2011
Aleph
159 babies named Aleph in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleph is the #6726 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 159 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleph has been recorded 159 times among boys since 2011, currently ranked #6726 nationally and more common than 52% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #14,352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,726 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 159 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleph ranks #14,352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,726 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 159 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,726 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aleph's 159 recorded births place it above 68.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Aleph compares
159 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Aleph's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleph | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 159 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aleph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleph's full recorded timeline at 2018, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleph popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Aleph popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1919 (Aleph as girls' name)
Aleph by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (90 births, 57% of the file).
2020s was Aleph's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Aleph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 90 births (57% of all-time use).
Aleph by state
Where Aleph concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
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What to do with Aleph's data
- Florida records the most Alephs (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Aleph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Aleph 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.