Girls' name · since 1915
Alia
14,028 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.
- #1,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,028
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,028 babies have been named Alia since 1915, making it today's #588 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alia has been recorded 14,028 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #588 nationally and more common than 97% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #1,348 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #588 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,028 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alia ranks #1,348 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #588 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,028 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,348 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #588 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,028
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alia's 14,028 recorded births place it above 98.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alia compares
14,028 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Alia's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,028 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 555 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alia's full recorded timeline at 1991, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 555 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 555
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Alia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,280 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Alia's strongest decade.
4,280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Alia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 587
1970s
587 births
- 1980s 1,202
1980s
1,202 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,864 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,898 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,280 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,280 births (31% of all-time use).
How Alia 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 Alia's total volume
Alia by state
Where Alia concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,305 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,364 | 9.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,131 | 8.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 779 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 605 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 443 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 415 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 383 | 2.7% |
2,305 of 14,028 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Alia appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alia's data
- Alia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,280 total births) through the 2020s (3,112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Alias (2,305 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 Alia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Alia 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.