Girls' name · since 1947
Alesia
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 7,544 babies named Alesia, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,544
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
7,544 babies have been named Alesia since 1947, making it today's #4381 girls' name.
Alesia has 7,544 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4381 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #1,972 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,381 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,544 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alesia ranks #1,972 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,381 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,544 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,972 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,381 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,544
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Alesia's 7,544 recorded births place it above 97.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alesia compares
7,544 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Alesia's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alesia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,544 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 455 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alesia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alesia splits its recorded history at 1986: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1948 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 455 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alesia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 455
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Alesia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,304 births, 44% of the file).
1960s was Alesia's strongest decade.
3,304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Alesia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 474
1950s
474 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,304 births
- 1970s 609
1970s
609 births
- 1980s 1,164
1980s
1,164 births
- 1990s 868
1990s
868 births
- 2000s 600
2000s
600 births
- 2010s 333
2010s
333 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,304 births (44% of all-time use).
How Alesia 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 Alesia's total volume
Alesia by state
Where Alesia concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 468 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 361 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 315 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 313 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 302 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 300 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 294 | 3.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 269 | 3.6% |
468 of 7,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Alesia appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alesia's data
- Alesia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,304 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alesias (468 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 Alesia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Alesia 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.