Girls' name · since 1998
Aleysa
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Aleysa, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aleysa is the #12475 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 97 recorded since 1998.
Aleysa has 97 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12475 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #27,386 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,475 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 97 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aleysa ranks #27,386 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,475 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 97 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,386 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,475 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aleysa's 97 recorded births place it above 61.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aleysa compares
97 24th percentile among 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
Aleysa's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aleysa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aleysa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aleysa's full recorded timeline at 2019, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aleysa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #12475 among girls.
97 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2015 with 12 births in a single year.
Aleysa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Aleysa's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Aleysa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (48% of all-time use).
Aleysa decade highlights
- Peak decade 47 births
- Runner-up 40 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Aleysa by state
Where Aleysa concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 5.2% |
5 of 97 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Aleysa's data
- Aleysa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (47 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aleysas (5 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 Aleysa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Aleysa 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.
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