Girls' name · since 1952
Aliza
Aliza has 11,970 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,970
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliza currently ranks #676 among girls' names in America, with 11,970 babies recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Aliza recorded 11,970 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #676 nationally today, ahead of 96% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #1,498 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #676 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,970 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aliza ranks #1,498 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #676 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,970 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,498 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #676 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,970
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aliza's 11,970 recorded births place it above 97.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aliza compares
11,970 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
Aliza's all-time total is 32x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aliza | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,970 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 445 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aliza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aliza's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 445, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aliza popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 445
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Currently ranks #676 among girls.
11,970 total births across 74 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 445 births in a single year.
Aliza popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Aliza as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Aliza accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Aliza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,636 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Aliza's strongest decade.
3,636 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Aliza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 234
1960s
234 births
- 1970s 461
1970s
461 births
- 1980s 700
1980s
700 births
- 1990s 1,268
1990s
1,268 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,085 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,636 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,551 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,636 births (30% of all-time use).
Aliza decade highlights
- Peak decade 3,636 births
- Runner-up 3,085 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Aliza 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 Aliza's total volume
Aliza by state
Where Aliza concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,897 | 15.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,269 | 10.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,094 | 9.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 699 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 454 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 439 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 428 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 353 | 2.9% |
1,897 of 11,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 15.8% of nationwide
- California 10.6% of nationwide
- Texas 9.1% of nationwide
- New Jersey 5.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 42 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 15.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Aliza appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aliza's data
- Aliza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,636 total births) through the 2020s (2,551) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Alizas (1,897 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aliza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Aliza 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.
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