Unisex name · since 1987
Alize
5,334 babies named Alize in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,334
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,334 babies have been named Alize since 1987, making it today's #3018 unisex name.
Alize has 5,334 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3018 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #2,465 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,018 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,334 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alize ranks #2,465 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,018 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,334 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,465 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,334
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Alize's 5,334 recorded births place it above 96.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Alize compares
5,334 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Alize's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alize | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,334 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 326 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alize's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alize splits its recorded history at 2008: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 326 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alize popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 326
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Alize popularity over time - boys
350 total births recorded since 1995 (Alize as boys' name)
Alize by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,738 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Alize's strongest decade.
2,738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Alize births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,358 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,738 births
- 2010s 881
2010s
881 births
- 2020s 346
2020s
346 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,738 births (51% of all-time use).
How Alize 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 Alize's total volume
Alize by state
Where Alize concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,372 | 25.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 974 | 18.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 267 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 242 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 206 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 167 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 121 | 2.3% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 105 | 2.0% |
1,372 of 5,334 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Alize appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alize's data
- Alize's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,738 total births); usage has since declined to 346 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Alizes (1,372 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alize: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Alize 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.