Girls' name · since 1971
Aliya
Aliya has 11,075 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #824 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,075
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aliya is the #824 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11,075 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Aliya recorded 11,075 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #824 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #824 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,075 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliya ranks #1,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #824 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,075 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #824 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,075
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Aliya's 11,075 recorded births place it above 97.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aliya compares
11,075 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aliya's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aliya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,075 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 483 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aliya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aliya's full recorded timeline at 1998, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 16 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 483 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aliya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 483
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Aliya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,764 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Aliya's strongest decade.
3,764 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Aliya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 257
1970s
257 births
- 1980s 391
1980s
391 births
- 1990s 1,151
1990s
1,151 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,764 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,550 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,962 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,764 births (34% of all-time use).
How Aliya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aliya's total volume
Aliya by state
Where Aliya concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,343 | 12.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 971 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 789 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 601 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 535 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 438 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 435 | 3.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 329 | 3.0% |
1,343 of 11,075 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Aliya appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aliya's data
- Aliya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,764 total births) through the 2020s (1,962) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aliyas (1,343 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Aliya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aliya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
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 Aliya 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.