Boys' name · since 1997
Alieu
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 236 babies named Alieu, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 236
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alieu is the #7435 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 236 recorded since 1997.
Alieu has 236 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7435 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #11,995 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,435 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 236 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alieu ranks #11,995 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,435 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 236 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,995 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,435 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 236
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alieu's 236 recorded births place it above 73.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Alieu compares
236 41st percentile among 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
Alieu's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alieu | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 236 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Alieu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Alieu's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Alieu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Alieu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (90 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Alieu's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Alieu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
90 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 90 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Alieu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Alieu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Alieu 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.