US rank #7726 Girls' name Peak 2015 494 births

Alitza — #7726 US girls' name

494 babies named Alitza in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s302000s1212010s2332020s99
#7726
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Alitza was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

30 babies were named Alitza in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Alitza

The Social Security Administration has registered 494 babies named Alitza between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alitza currently holds the #7726 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Alitza performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 233 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alitza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Alitza in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Alitza 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 494 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.

Alitza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

494

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2015

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,726

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Alitza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
30
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019901989 11

Alitza by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
233 births that decade — 47% of Alitza's all-time total
1980s111990s302000s1212010s2332020s99

Alitza by state

Where Alitza concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Alitza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
104 21.1%
#2 Texas
53 10.7%
California share of Alitza's total US births 21.1%
Even split

104 of 494 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Alitza?
494 babies have been named Alitza since 1989. It currently ranks #7726 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 30 births.
When was Alitza most popular?
Alitza was most popular in the 2010s decade with 233 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Alitza most popular?
The top states for the name Alitza are California (104 births), Texas (53 births).
How long has the name Alitza been used?
Alitza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Alitza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.