US rank #1894 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,092 births

Alias — #1894 US boys' name

1,092 babies named Alias in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s141990s1062000s2252010s3392020s384
#1894
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Alias was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

90 babies were named Alias in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alias

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,092 babies named Alias between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alias currently holds the #1894 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alias performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Alias shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alias in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alias 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 1,092 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.

Alias at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,092

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2023

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,894

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alias popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
90
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881971 7

Alias by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
384 births that decade — 35% of Alias's all-time total
1970s241980s141990s1062000s2252010s3392020s384

Alias by state

Where Alias concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Alias
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
99 9.1%
#2 Texas
53 4.9%
#3 New York
27 2.5%
#4 Florida
24 2.2%
#5 Colorado
10 0.9%
#6 Ohio
10 0.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
10 0.9%
#8 Virginia
10 0.9%
California share of Alias's total US births 9.1%
Even split

99 of 1,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Alias appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alias?
1,092 babies have been named Alias since 1971. It currently ranks #1894 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 90 births.
When was Alias most popular?
Alias was most popular in the 2020s decade with 384 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Alias most popular?
The top states for the name Alias are California (99 births), Texas (53 births), New York (27 births).
How long has the name Alias been used?
Alias has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alias?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ali, Alijah, Alistair, Alice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.