Alize — #2900 US unisex name
5,279 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.
More common than 84% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Alize was born in this single decade.
326 babies were named Alize in 2002 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Alize
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,279 babies named Alize between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Alize currently holds the #2900 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 326 babies received it in a single year. Alize is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 344 additional births since 1995.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Alize performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,738 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Alize shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,354 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Alize in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Alize 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 5,279 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.
Alize at a glance
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Current rank
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Alize popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2002)
- 326
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #2900 among girls.
5,279 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2002 with 326 births in a single year.
Alize popularity over time — boys
344 total births recorded since 1995 (Alize as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Alize accounts for 6% of total recorded use across both genders.
Alize by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,738 births that decade — 52% of Alize's all-time total
Alize decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,738 births
- Runner-up 1,358 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Alize's strongest decade
2,738 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
Alize by state
Where Alize concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,354 | 25.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 962 | 18.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 267 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 242 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 206 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 167 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 121 | 2.3% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 105 | 2.0% |
1,354 of 5,279 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 25.6% of nationwide
- Texas 18.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.1% of nationwide
- Arizona 4.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 33 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 25.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Alize appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1987–2024 (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.