US rank #2017 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,023 births

Aleya — #2017 US girls' name

2,023 babies named Aleya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s781990s2902000s6012010s6302020s403
#2017
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Aleya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

97 babies were named Aleya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aleya

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,023 babies named Aleya between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aleya currently holds the #2017 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aleya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 630 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Aleya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Aleya in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aleya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,023 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aleya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,023

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,017

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aleya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
97
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Aleya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
630 births that decade — 31% of Aleya's all-time total
1970s211980s781990s2902000s6012010s6302020s403

Aleya by state

Where Aleya concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Aleya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
164 8.1%
#2 Texas
161 8.0%
#3 Florida
57 2.8%
#4 New York
45 2.2%
#5 Ohio
30 1.5%
#6 Illinois
20 1.0%
#7 Georgia
17 0.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
15 0.7%
California share of Aleya's total US births 8.1%
Even split

164 of 2,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Aleya appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aleya?
2,023 babies have been named Aleya since 1974. It currently ranks #2017 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 97 births.
When was Aleya most popular?
Aleya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 630 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Aleya most popular?
The top states for the name Aleya are California (164 births), Texas (161 births), Florida (57 births).
How long has the name Aleya been used?
Aleya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aleya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.