Girls' name · since 1971
Aliyah
Aliyah has 49,011 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #263 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,011
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
49,011 babies have been named Aliyah since 1971, making it today's #263 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliyah has been recorded 49,011 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #263 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #263 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 49,011 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliyah ranks #597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #263 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 49,011 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #263 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,011
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliyah's 49,011 recorded births place it above 99.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aliyah compares
49,011 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Aliyah's all-time total is 130x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,011 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,301 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aliyah's full recorded timeline at 1999, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 2,301 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aliyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 2,301
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Aliyah popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 2002 (Aliyah as boys' name)
Aliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20,167 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Aliyah's strongest decade.
20,167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Aliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 283
1980s
283 births
- 1990s 5,049
1990s
5,049 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,325 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,167 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,135 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20,167 births (41% of all-time use).
How Aliyah 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 Aliyah's total volume
Aliyah by state
Where Aliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,152 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,299 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,410 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,824 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,876 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,711 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,644 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,601 | 3.3% |
7,152 of 49,011 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Aliyah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aliyah's data
- Aliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20,167 total births) through the 2020s (8,135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Aliyahs (7,152 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aliyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
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 Aliyah 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.