Girls' name · since 1917
Alese
546 babies named Alese in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alese is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 546 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Alese recorded 546 times among girls since 1917, 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 1917 to 2022.
- #11,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 546 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alese ranks #11,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alese's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Alese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alese splits its recorded history at 1991: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2022
- Peak year (1987)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Alese by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (117 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Alese's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Alese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
103 births
- 1990s
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 117 births (21% of all-time use).
How Alese 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 Alese's total volume
Alese by state
Where Alese concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
6 of 546 births nationwide.
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- Alese's decade-level peak was the 2000s (117 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aleses (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1917–2022 (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 Alese 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.