Girls' name · since 1975
Aliah
5,831 babies named Aliah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,831
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliah currently ranks #1197 among girls' names in America, with 5,831 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Aliah recorded 5,831 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #1197 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #2,319 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,197 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,831 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliah ranks #2,319 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,197 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,831 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,319 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,831
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliah's 5,831 recorded births place it above 96.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aliah compares
5,831 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Aliah's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aliah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,831 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 266 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aliah's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 266, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 266
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Aliah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,219 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Aliah's strongest decade.
2,219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Aliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 126
1980s
126 births
- 1990s 630
1990s
630 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,615 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,219 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,219 births (38% of all-time use).
How Aliah 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 Aliah's total volume
Aliah by state
Where Aliah concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,111 | 19.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 822 | 14.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 362 | 6.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 309 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 191 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 144 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 119 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 91 | 1.6% |
1,111 of 5,831 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Aliah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aliah's data
- Aliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,219 total births) through the 2020s (1,210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aliahs (1,111 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Aliah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
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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, 1975–2025 (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 Aliah 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.