Recorded 1977–2019 Boys' name Peak 1980 233 births

Alireza — boys' name

233 babies named Alireza in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s361980s961990s482000s172010s36

The verdict

233 boys have been named Alireza since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.

233
total births
1977–2019
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Alireza was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

19 babies were named Alireza in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alireza

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Alireza between 1977 and 2019, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Alireza currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alireza performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alireza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Alireza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alireza 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 233 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.

Alireza at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

233

Since 1977

43 years of records

Peak year

1980

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1977

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2019

Alireza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1977

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1980)
19
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 20192013200219921988198419801977 7

Alireza by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
96 births that decade — 41% of Alireza's all-time total
1970s361980s961990s482000s172010s36

Alireza by state

Where Alireza concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Alireza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 11.6%
California share of Alireza's total US births 11.6%

27 of 233 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alireza?
233 babies have been named Alireza since 1977. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1980 with 19 births.
When was Alireza most popular?
Alireza was most popular in the 1980s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Alireza most popular?
The top states for the name Alireza are California (27 births).
How long has the name Alireza been used?
Alireza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 43 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Alireza?
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.

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, 1977–2019 (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.