Total births
14,028
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.
- #560
- among girls today
- 14,028
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
14,028 babies have been named Alia since 1915, making it today's #560 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alia has been recorded 14,028 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #560 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.
- #560 among girls today
- 14,028 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
- 97% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alia is currently the #560 girls' name in America, more common than 97% of girls - 14,028 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #560
- among girls today
- 14,028
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other girls
Alia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#560
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 97% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
31% 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.
How Alia compares
14,028 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,726 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 (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,028 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 555 | 48 | 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 at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2019
Current rank
#560
Active since
1915
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
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% |
California share of Alia's total US births 16.4%
Even split
2,305 of 14,028 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? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 14,028 babies named Alia. Today it holds rank #560 among girls. Its busiest year on record 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 (2,305 births), Texas (1,364 births), New York (1,131 births).
How long has the name Alia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Alia since 1915 -- 111 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alia
Nearby Names Like Alia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alia
Alice Girl
#63 588,147 births
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#438 230,790 births
Alison Girl
#465 116,886 births
Alisha Girl
#1143 56,996 births
Aliyah Girl
#237 49,011 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Alia: #560 Girls' Name - 14,028 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alia/. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.