Girls' name · since 1974
Aleya
Aleya has 2,128 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,128
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,128 babies have been named Aleya since 1974, making it today's #1879 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aleya recorded 2,128 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #1879 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,879 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,128 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleya ranks #4,519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,879 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,128 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,879 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,128
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleya's 2,128 recorded births place it above 93.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aleya compares
2,128 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Aleya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,128 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aleya splits its recorded history at 2001: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aleya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Aleya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (630 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Aleya's strongest decade.
630 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Aleya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s
2000s
601 births
- 2010s
2010s
630 births
- 2020s
2020s
508 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 630 births (30% of all-time use).
How Aleya 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 Aleya's total volume
Aleya by state
Where Aleya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 184 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 173 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 68 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 51 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.7% |
184 of 2,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Aleya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleya's data
- Aleya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (630 total births) through the 2020s (508) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleyas (184 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 Aleya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Aleya 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.