US rank #559 Girls' name Peak 2019 13,526 births

Alia — #559 US girls' name

13,526 babies named Alia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s221960s461970s5871980s12021990s18642000s28982010s42802020s2610
#559
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Alia was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

555 babies were named Alia in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alia

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,526 babies named Alia between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alia currently holds the #559 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 555 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 4,280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Alia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,223 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alia in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alia 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 13,526 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.

Alia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

13,526

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2019

555 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#559

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2019)
555
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Alia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
4,280 births that decade — 32% of Alia's all-time total
1910s171920s221960s461970s5871980s12021990s18642000s28982010s42802020s2610

Alia by state

Where Alia concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,223 16.4%
#2 Texas
1,277 9.4%
#3 New York
1,085 8.0%
#4 Florida
750 5.5%
#5 Illinois
581 4.3%
#6 New Jersey
423 3.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
394 2.9%
#8 Michigan
370 2.7%
California share of Alia's total US births 16.4%
Even split

2,223 of 13,526 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Alia appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alia?
13,526 babies have been named Alia since 1915. It currently ranks #559 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 555 births.
When was Alia most popular?
Alia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 4,280 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Alia most popular?
The top states for the name Alia are California (2,223 births), Texas (1,277 births), New York (1,085 births).
How long has the name Alia been used?
Alia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, 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, 1915–2024 (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.