Girls' name · since 1991
Aleyah
Aleyah has 2,805 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,805
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleyah currently ranks #1716 among girls' names in America, with 2,805 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleyah has been recorded 2,805 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #1716 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #3,753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,716 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,805 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleyah ranks #3,753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,716 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,805 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,716 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,805
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleyah's 2,805 recorded births place it above 94.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aleyah compares
2,805 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Aleyah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aleyah's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 135, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Aleyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,071 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Aleyah's strongest decade.
1,071 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 281
1990s
281 births
- 2000s
2000s
744 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,071 births
- 2020s
2020s
709 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,071 births (38% of all-time use).
How Aleyah 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 Aleyah's total volume
Aleyah by state
Where Aleyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 345 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 337 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 131 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 67 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 57 | 2.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 50 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 49 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 43 | 1.5% |
345 of 2,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Aleyah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aleyah's data
- Aleyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,071 total births) through the 2020s (709) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleyahs (345 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 Aleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Aleyah 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.