Aaleyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,722

among girls · ↑240 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Aaleyah · +5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

155 babies

All-time total

1,441

#5,854 all-time among girls

First recorded

1994

in Social Security records

Aaleyah popularity over time

1,441 babies have been named Aaleyah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	77	8	–	#5,249
2000s	224	22	+191%	#3,252
2010s	950	95	+324%	#1,477
2020s (to 2025)	190	32	-67%	#3,061

Where Aaleyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	18	0.01	outside top 500
2027	16	0.01	outside top 500
2028	14	0.01	outside top 500
2029	12	0.01	outside top 500
2030	11	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Aaleyah

Aaleyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,722 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 1,441 American babies have been named Aaleyah. Its peak came in 2015, when 155 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aaleyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aaleyah?

The median living Aaleyah is about 11 years old; half are between 8 and 15. An estimated 1,400 people named Aaleyah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aaleyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,722
2024	20	#5,962
2023	23	#5,390
2022	33	#4,295
2021	41	#3,678
2020	52	#3,061
2019	54	#3,002
2018	77	#2,361
2017	96	#2,035
2016	104	#1,929
2015	155	#1,477
2014	106	#1,892
2013	116	#1,761
2012	92	#2,078
2011	75	#2,434
2010	75	#2,476
2009	51	#3,252
2008	32	#4,648
2007	36	#4,213
2006	20	#6,356
2005	18	#6,528
2004	17	#6,768
2003	13	#7,998
2002	17	#6,392
2001	9	#10,103
2000	11	#8,534
1995	8	#9,553
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aaleyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aaleyah?

The median living Aaleyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Aaleyahs are between 8 and 15 years old.

How many people named Aaleyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Aaleyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,441 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aaleyah in 2025?

Aaleyah ranked #5,722 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aaleyah?

1,441 babies have been named Aaleyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aaleyah most popular?

Aaleyah peaked in 2015, when 155 newborns received the name.

Is Aaleyah a boy or girl name?

Aaleyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aaleyah rising or falling?

Aaleyah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aaleyah become more popular?

Aaleyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 11 girls named Aaleyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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