Boys' name · since 1971
Alias
Alias has 1,201 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,581 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alias is the #1581 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,201 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alias has been recorded 1,201 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #1581 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,581 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,201 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alias ranks #4,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,581 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,201 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,581 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,201
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Alias's 1,201 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alias compares
1,201 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Alias's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,201 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alias's full recorded timeline at 2005, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 108 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Alias by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (493 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Alias's strongest decade.
493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Alias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s
2020s
493 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 493 births (41% of all-time use).
How Alias compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Alias's total volume
Alias by state
Where Alias concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 68 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 34 | 2.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 32 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
114 of 1,201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Alias appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alias's data
- California records the most Aliass (114 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 Alias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Alias 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.